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King is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the American civil rights leader and 1964 Nobel laureate. It aired for three consecutive nights on NBC from February 12 through 14, 1978.read more
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King is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the American civil rights leader and 1964 Nobel laureate. It aired for three consecutive nights on NBC from February 12 through 14, 1978. The miniseries earned nine Emmy Award nominations, including nominations for actors Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson and Ossie Davis. Several real-life figures from the Civil Rights Movement had minor roles in the production, including then-Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, King's sister Christine King Farris, his niece Alveda King, and his four children: Yolanda, Martin III, Dexter and Bernice. Donzaleigh Abernathy, Tony Bennett, Julian Bond and Ramsey Clark each portrayed themselves.

Original Release

02/12/1978 on NBC

US Release

02/12/1978

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 Episode #1.1 Sunday, 12 February 1978
2 Episode #1.2 Monday, 13 February 1978
3 Episode #1.3 Tuesday, 14 February 1978

Directors

Abby Mann

Writers

Abby Mann

Cast

Producers

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