Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Mrs. Coretta Scott King dedicated their lives to changing the world. News 2’s Octavia Mitchell sat down in a one-on-one interview with Isaac Newton Farris, the nephew of the civil rights icon, as he works to honor, protect, and expand his uncle and aunt’s legacy.
Isaac Newton Farris’ mother is Dr. King’s sister. He was nine days from his sixth birthday when his uncle, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th, 1968. He says his uncle’s legacy is not just about civil rights.
“It’s a human legacy, not just a black legacy. It’s a legacy that embraces everyone. It’s a legacy that I think has become more relevant as things have progressed as they are in the country. His nonviolence philosophy I think is needed more now than ever before. It’s not just limited to civil rights, it’s human rights, and important that we adopt that, to be more agreeable in our disagreeing.”
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Farris graduated from his uncle’s alma mater Morehouse College.