Freedom Child is a 1972 opera by the American composer Evelyn La Rue Pittman, in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.Jessie Carney Smith, Joseph M. Palmisano Reference library of Black America -2000 - Volume 4 - Page 948 After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, she wrote the opera Freedom Child in his ... The African American Almanac L. Mpho Mabunda - 1997 -- Page 889 0810378671 After the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, she wrote the opera Freedom Child in his memory and honor; when she retired, she dedicated herself to directing a touring company of Freedom Child. References