Martin Luther King Jr. might have been a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, but at home, the doting father of four was simply dad. As we observe what would have been his 96th birthday, look back at some of his family photos with his children Yolanda,

This year’s Fill a Heart 4 Kids Martin Luther King experience took place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20 at The Gloria Dei Center, located in the Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, on Westleigh Road in Lake Forest.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of revelation who fought tirelessly and endlessly for the rights of African Americans all over the country. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929, Dr. King was always studying and learning.