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Martin Luther King's secret heartache, the white woman he could never marry

Martin Luther King suffered a secret heartache

She would hang out and watch as he played pool and table tennis with his friends, he'd take her for drives, and even out for meals when his student budget would stretch.

Best of all, they would simply sit on a bench and talk, and talk, and sometimes kiss.

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