King is a 1978 American
television miniseries based on the life of Dr.
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.