IN 1967, MLK JR. AND CORETTA SCOTT KING COVERED THE COST OF JULIA ROBERTS’ HOSPITAL BIRTH. IT TURNS OUT ROBERTS’ PARENTS COULDN’T AFFORD THE BILL, AND THE KINGS’ GESTURE WAS A HEARTFELT PAYBACK. JULIA’S PARENTS, WHO RAN A THEATER SCHOOL IN ATLANTA, WELCOMED THE KING CHILDREN AS STUDENTS WHEN THEY HAD TROUBLE FINDING A PLACE THAT WOULD ACCEPT THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK.