Christine King Farris
Christine King Farris was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on September 11th, 1927 and is the Family Member. At the age of 97, Christine King Farris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Like her mother and grandmother before her, Farris attended Spelman College in Atlanta, where she received a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1948. She wanted to continue her studies at the University of Georgia but it did not admit Black students at the time. Farris then attended Columbia University in New York and received a Master's degree in Social Foundations of Education in 1950. She earned a second master's degree in Special Education in 1958.
Farris got her first professional job as a teacher at W.H. Crogman Elementary School, Atlanta, in 1950. The school primarily served students from black low-income households. She returned to Spelman as director of the Freshman Reading Program in 1958. Farris held a tenured professorship in Education and was Director of the Learning Resources Center for 48 years before retiring in 2014.
Farris was, for many years, Vice Chair and Treasurer of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and had been active for several years in the International Reading Association, and various church and civic organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Farris has also published a children's book, My Brother Martin, as well as the autobiography, Through It All: Reflections on My Life, My Family, and My Faith.