Many African Americans , including her father , worked as porters in Canada .
King 's parents , John and Stella King , moved to Calgary in 1919 , where her father worked as a porter and her mother worked as a seamstress .
Many African Americans , including mother 's father , worked as porters in Canada .
King 's parents , John and Stella King , moved to Calgary in 1919 , where her father worked as a porter and her mother worked as a seamstress .