A Statement From Tougaloo College on the Passing of Rev. Edward King

A statement from Tougaloo College on the passing of Rev. Edward King

Tougaloo College joins the nation in mourning the passing of Reverend Edwin King, a civil rights leader, advocate for justice, and former College Chaplain whose legacy remains deeply woven into the history of Tougaloo and the Civil Rights Movement.

Rev. Ed King, Civil Rights ‘Icon,’ Dies At 89

The Rev. Ed King worked for racial equality in his native Mississippi. When his civil rights activism cost him his conference memebershipin 1963, he found a welcome in the Methodist Church's racially segregated Central Jurisdiction.

Tougaloo College Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Leader and Former Chaplain Reverend Edwin King – Jackson Advocate

TOUGALOO, MS. —  Tougaloo College joins the nation in mourning the passing of Reverend Edwin King, a civil rights leader, advocate for justice, and former College Chaplain whose legacy remains deeply woven into the history of Tougaloo and the Civil Rights Movement. Reverend King served as Chaplain at Tougaloo College from 1963 to 1967, a defining period in both the institution’s history and the nation’s struggle for civil rights. During his ten…