General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAllaN01Bear
(18,191 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,176 posts)malaise
(268,968 posts)Celebrate
Goodheart
(5,321 posts)Response to StarfishSaver (Original post)
lark This message was self-deleted by its author.
intheflow
(28,463 posts)Its Martin Luther King, Jr., marrying Corretta Scott King.
Solly Mack
(90,764 posts)JohnSJ
(92,187 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)Incredible.
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)strangely I recognized her first.
Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)The lovely Ms. Scott didn't appear to age as she got older. Wish I could say the same about me.
iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)ShazzieB
(16,389 posts)Actually, to be quite honest, I looked at the bride and said, "Wow, she looks just like Coretta Scott King!" Then I looked at the groom, then back and forth a couple more times, then I figured it out.
Nay
(12,051 posts)older face, MLK's really doesn't. Or maybe it's the photo. Or maybe I'm just sh** at recognizing faces.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)is not always easy to tell the players.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 18, 2021, 05:03 PM - Edit history (1)
Even considering MLK in this photo looked virtually the same has he looked throughout his public career and at the end of his life (he lived only 15 more years) ... And the photo was tweeted from Bernice King referencing her parents?
Wow.
Niagara
(7,605 posts)People change. I certainly don't look like I did 10 years ago.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)And Coretta KIng hardly changed at all throughout her life.
Niagara
(7,605 posts)I recognized their daughter's name, that's why I knew who they were.
Mr. King's cheekbones are slimmer in this 1953 wedding photo. Mrs. King was a fashionable lady that changed the style of her hair and went from having bangs that were styled on her forehead to pushing them back away from her forehead later in life which changed her appearance.
Other DU members aren't your enemy and making condescending remarks and belittling the ones who didn't know who was in the photograph was insensitive and inappropriate. We have several here that are disabled and also have vision problems, something that you might want to consider in the future.
You can continue replying if you wish; I'm done.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Wow.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,329 posts)Response to Mr. Ected (Reply #9)
ShazzieB This message was self-deleted by its author.
JI7
(89,248 posts)Response to StarfishSaver (Original post)
barbtries This message was self-deleted by its author.
Aristus
(66,328 posts)Inside and out.
MLAA
(17,288 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)Hekate
(90,674 posts)H2O Man
(73,537 posts)Beautiful! I love Martin Luther King, Jr. And Coretta was one powerful woman. She was a solid supporter of Rubin during his incarceration. He told me that in many ways, she made Martin appear moderate!
iemanja
(53,032 posts)regrets it now.
spanone
(135,830 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,739 posts)Once I saw her then I figured it was him. I don't think I would have recognized him alone at that age.
FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)... but I recognized Coretta, and then I knew it was Martin.
Lovely photo of an amazing couple!
ShazzieB
(16,389 posts)Recognized her pretty quickly, he took me a little longer.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)and I thought omg starfish saver, your mother looks exactly like Coretta Scott King! 😄
Lovely photo of two truly great Americans on a joyous day. Thanks for posting!
Lucky Luciano
(11,254 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)....at a relatively young age.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)His was born Michael King Jr. I never heard any reference to that over the last number of decades.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)His close friends, however, continued to call him "Mike" for the rest of his life.
sheshe2
(83,751 posts)He never lived enough years to change. Coretta is ageless. A beautiful woman.
Thanks for this.
electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)Congrats!
Lithos
(26,403 posts)Wow
Congrats! Beautiful couple!!!!
Do they have plans for the 75th?
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)They only had 15 years together on earth.
Lithos
(26,403 posts)n/t
mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)One of the greatest losses in my lifetime.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)They look so happy! Congratulations to them.
yardwork
(61,599 posts)StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Nah ...