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A Sister Remembers

?By Elizabeth Winchester

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was once a kid, just like you. Now his big sister, Christine King Farris, 75, has written a book about growing up with him. It's called My Brother Martin. "I would like kids to know that Martin was a typical boy," Farris told TFK. "If I can get young people to understand that, then they too can make a difference in the world."

Farris and her two brothers grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Their father was a minister, and their mother was a musician. The King kids loved jokes and pranks. They even fooled neighbors into thinking their grandmother's fur piece was a wild animal!

The King children were surrounded by love at home. But the world outside was often cruel and unjust. Their parents tried to shield them from unfair segregation laws that separated black and white people. That's why the family "rarely took streetcars or went to the movies," Farris explains.

Fighting for Equality

When Martin was 7, he asked his mother why people were so mean. Then he told her, "I'm going to turn this world upside down."

Farris never forgot her brother's words. As Martin got older, he fought for equality. Farris says there is still work to be done. "We need to continue to make people aware that we're all created equal," she says. Her brother helped change the world. And just like Dr. King, you can too.

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