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Alfred Daniel Williams King (July 30, 1930 – July 21, 1969) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. He was the younger brother of Martin Luther King Jr. and the younger son of Martin Luther King Sr.
July 30, 1930 to July 21, 1969. Although Alfred Daniel King, called A. D. by family and friends, lived in the shadows of his famous brother, Martin Luther King, Jr., he was a participant in the African American freedom struggle, often appearing at his brother’s side in movements in Atlanta and Birmingham. Alfred Daniel Williams King was born ...
Jan 19, 2014 · On July 20, 1969, 15 months after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, A.D. sat agitated in his home. “They killed my brother. I’m gonna find out who did it,” he told someone on the ...
As the young wife of her activist husband, Rev. A. D. King, I, she stood as First Lady, confidant, prayer partner and advisor to the younger brother of the more famous Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a movement leader for the Birmingham Campaign, A.D. King was at the forefront of every major civil rights event in Birmingham in 1963, a crucial year in the civil rights struggle as the city’s black community began a massive direct-action campaign to attack Birmingham’s system of segregation.
Mar 29, 2018 · A.D. King’s life, contributions to the civil rights movement and his death 15 months after his brother’s assassination are the focus of a recently released documentary, “Unsolved History: Life...
Alfred Daniel Williams King—King, Jr.’s brother, A. D.—is born in Atlanta.
