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Shot by Marcus Chenault
- 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.
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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.
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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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”).
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...
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.
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.
Aug 22, 1995 · Within weeks of the slaying of Mrs. King and a 69-year-old church deacon, Edward Boykin, on June 30, 1974, Mr. Chenault was tried, convicted and sentenced to die in the electric chair.
