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1. Alberta Williams King › Date of death

   • June 30, 1974

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   King and Boykin were rushed to the nearby Grady Memorial Hospital. Officials announced King was "barely alive" when she arrived at the hospital. Boykin was pronounced dead on arrival. King died shortly afterward from a gunshot wound to the right of her head. Alberta King was interred at the South-View Cemetery in Atlanta.

   • Cause of death: Murder

   • Resting place: South-View Cemetery

3. www.atlantamagazine.com › civilrights › the-murderThe murder of Alberta King - Atlanta Magazine

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   Jun 28, 2012 · On June 30, 1974, Marcus Wayne Chenault Jr. fired every round in his gun, hitting Alberta Williams King, church deacon Edward Boykin, and congregation member Jimmie Mitchell.

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   In 1974, as she played the organ during Sunday services at Ebenezer, Alberta Williams King was shot by Marcus Chenault, a 21-year-old man from Ohio who claimed, “All Christians are my enemies” (“Atlanta: Another King Killed”). Alberta Williams King died later that day at the age of 70. Footnotes.

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   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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7. aaregistry.org › story › alberta-w-king-killedAlberta W. King is Killed - African American Registry

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   Sun, 06.30.1974. Alberta W. King is Killed. On this date in 1974, Mrs. Alberta Williams King, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot and killed. The murder happened as Mrs. King sat at the organ in the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Suddenly, Marcus Wayne Chenault, 23, opened fire with two revolvers. "I'm tired of all this!"

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   Who killed Alberta Williams King?

   • In 1974, as she played the organ during Sunday services at Ebenezer, Alberta Williams King was shot by Marcus Chenault, a 21-year-old man from Ohio who claimed, “All Christians are my enemies” (“Atlanta: Another King Killed”). Alberta Williams King died later that day at the age of 70. “Atlanta: Another King Killed,” Newsweek (8 July 1974): 33–34.

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   How old was Alberta Williams King when he died?

   • Alberta Williams King died later that day at the age of 70. “Atlanta: Another King Killed,” Newsweek (8 July 1974): 33–34. Introduction, in Papers 1:1 , 7 , 13 , 18–19 , 24–30.

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   How did Alberta Williams King influence Martin Luther King Jr?

   • Though Alberta Williams King is often viewed as a footnote to the Martin Luther King Jr. story, she played a crucial role in shaping her son's thinking about race in America. Bettmann/Getty Images Alberta Williams King, left, with her son Martin Luther King Jr. and daughter-in-law Coretta Scott King in 1958.

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   Who is Alberta Williams King?

   • As a historian who focuses on African-American studies, Dr. Hobson said Alberta Williams King is just one example of dynamic figures who are worthy of being celebrated. “There’s a new shift in the paradigm in how we understand the field that really does focus on women, it focuses on coming from the bottom up,” Hobson said.

   The story of Martin Luther King's mother: Alberta Williams King

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   Mar 19, 2021 · Alberta Williams King’s last moment alive was in the same church she grew up, and then raised her children in. On June 30, 1974, the beloved community member was shot while she played the organ ...

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    Jan 15, 2021 · Dr. Martin Luther King with his mother Alberta and his wife, Coretta, smiling and cheerful during a press conference at Harlem Hospital, N.Y., in 1958. Al Pucci—NY Daily News Archive/Getty ...