Clennon Washington King, JR. (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Clennon Washington King, Jr. (July 18, 1920 - February 12, 2000) was the first African-American man to run for the office of President of the United States, and whose attempts at civil rights actions and running for office as a perennial candidate caused him to be nicknamed "The Black Don Quixote. He was the eldest son of seven. His father, Clennon Washington King, Sr., was a civil rights activist, Tuskeegee Institute student and chauffeur of Booker T. Washington. His mother was Margaret Allegra Slater. His brother, lawyer Chevenne Bowers King, posthumously had a United States Courthouse in Albany, Georgia named after him, his brother Slater King was a successful real estate broker, and his youngest brother Dr. Preston King received a pardon from President Bill Clinton, both actions related to their civil rights activism.