Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of the King Center, Welcomes King and Queen of the Netherlands, Addresses Historical and Systemic Injustices of Slavery
King, CEO of The King Center, and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, founder of The King Center, had the honor of welcoming King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands during their official visit to the United States.
- King, CEO of The King Center, and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, founder of The King Center, had the honor of welcoming King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands during their official visit to the United States.
- The visit continues the relationship noted in the book My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr., where Coretta Scott King traveled to Amsterdam in 1970 and met Queen Juliana, the grandmother of King Willem-Alexander.
- Twelve years later, in 1982, Queen Beatrix, returned favor and visited Georgia hosted by then Mayor Andrew Young and Coretta Scott King.
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center) is a 501(c) (3) organization established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King.