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Alberta Christine Williams King (September 13, 1904 – June 30, 1974) was an American civil rights organizer best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Sr., and as the mother of Martin Luther King Jr. She was the choir director of the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
September 13, 1903 to June 30, 1974. Bob Fitch photography archive, © Stanford University Libraries. Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta in 1903, the only surviving child of Jennie Celeste Williams and Adam Daniel Williams, pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Nov 24, 2022 · But tragically, Alberta King and Martin Luther King Jr.’s similarities didn’t stop there. Just six years after an assassin gunned down the civil rights leader in Memphis, Tennessee, a gunman killed King in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the story of Alberta King’s remarkable life and tragic death.
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Jun 5, 2021 · On June 30, 1974, six years after her son, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, Alberta King was assassinated at Ebenezer Baptist Church by Marcus Wayne Chenault, a 23-year-old black Hebrew Israelite. Williams, born September 13, 1904, to Reverend Adam Danial Williams, minister of Ebenezer Baptist ...
Jan 18, 2021 · To understand and appreciate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it’s important to understand the legacy of his mother, Mrs. Alberta Williams King, an academic (she attended Spellman ...
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Jan 15, 2021 · Alberta King, the mother of Martin Luther King Jr.'s mother, was crucial to the civil rights movement. On MLK Day, we should celebrate her, too.
Mar 19, 2021 · Alberta Williams King was the glue for Ebenezer Baptist Church, as a devoted wife, mother, and church member. She was college-educated, lead the choir, played the church organ, and served as...
