After MLK’s death, his younger brother A.D. King, was found dead in his pool. A.D. was a great swimmer so the family questioned his death. _____________________________________________________The cause of his death was listed as an accidental drowning. However, it is likely that the stress of his brother’s high-profile activist work and the trauma of his assassination exacerbated A.D.’s heart problems (a rumor disclaimed by his wife Naomi Ruth Barber King), of which there was a family history: three of A.D.’s children later died of heart attacks—Alfred Jr. in 1986, Darlene at age 20 in 1976 and Vernon at age 49 in 2009; his father, Martin Luther King Sr., also died of a heart attack in 1984; his niece Yolanda King (Martin’s daughter) died at age 51 in 2007. ____________________________________________________A.D. supported his older brother’s movement, always there when needed but preferred not to be in the spotlight. #mlkweek #history