Martin Luther King Jr. lookalike: MLK's daughter shares viral photo of Ravens fan after win vs. Texans

David Suggs

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Martin Luther King Jr. lookalike: MLK's daughter shares viral photo of Ravens fan after win vs. Texans image

History repeated itself Saturday, as the Ravens defeated the Texans to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time since 2013.

One Baltimore fan also brought to mind time travel of a different sort, as social media users noted his striking resemblance to the late civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.

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Dressed in a Ravens beanie and multiple layers of Baltimore gear, ESPN cameras captured a side profile of the fan, which soon went viral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Even the civil rights leader's daughter Bernice King got in on the action.

While some social media users were concerned that the jokes could be seen as trivializing King's contributions to society, Bernice assuaged such fears. She confirmed that she — a political activist in her own right — found humor in the picture and ensuing conversation.

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.