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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 ...
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.
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...
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.
King, Alberta Williams (1903–1974)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.
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.
Jan 16, 2022 · Most people could not even tell you her name. But he spoke often of her influence on his moral development, calling her “the best mother in the world.”. Alberta Christine Williams King, a ...
