15. King Spent His Honeymoon At A Funeral Parlour... Because His Friend Owned It And Offered Its Use
King married his wife Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953, in the yard of her family home in Perry County, Albama - with his father performing the ceremony. After the reception had finished, the Kings drove to Marion and spent the evening in a black funeral home owned by one of his friends, due to the fact the white-owned hotels would not allowed the couple to stay the night. A kind act from a friend, but hardly a way to spend your honeymoon night, is it?