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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.
September 13, 1903 to June 30, 1974. 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.
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.
Nov 24, 2022 · The mother of Martin Luther King Jr., Alberta Williams King was a church choir director and activist who was tragically shot to death in 1974.
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.
Jan 18, 2021 · Her power ultimately made its mark on her son, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who is regarded as the most esteemed minister and civil rights leader in U.S. history, a legacy that extends beyond his...
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 ...
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...
Mar 18, 2021 · She was college-educated, lead the choir, played the church organ, and served as a proud member of the NAACP and several organizations that focused on social...
African-American church organist and mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. Name variations: Mama King. Born Alberta Christine Williams in 1903; assassinated in 1974; daughter of Reverend Adam Daniels Williams, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church; married Martin Luther King, Sr. (b. 1899, a prominent Baptist preacher); children: Martin Luther King, Jr ...
