3 chapters across the catalog
Mo Facts describes how Martin Luther King Sr. (Daddy King) swung the Southern Black vote to JFK after the Kennedys helped release MLK Jr. from jail. This political shift led to the iconic imagery found in many Black homes: portraits of MLK, JFK, and Jesus. The hosts analyze how this narrative of the "candidate with a heart" cemented Black loyalty to the Democratic Party.
Martin Luther King Sr., originally Michael King, traveled to Nazi Germany in 1933 for a meeting of Baptist pastors. Upon his return, he changed both his and his son's names to Martin Luther in honor of the German theologian who initiated the Protestant Reformation. The timing of this visit to Germany during the rise of the Nazi party is highlighted as a curious and under-discussed historical detail.
Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Richard Nixon visited the King family home in Atlanta. Despite the political shifts of the early 1960s, Nixon and Martin Luther King Sr. shared a personal connection, evidenced by their embrace during the wake. The segment highlights the proximity of the King family to high-level political elites.
