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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. She was the choir director of the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
24 de nov. de 2022 · Alberta Williams King was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, but the 69-year-old had sustained a fatal wound to the head. She and Boykin died shortly after the attack, stunning their congregation and their families. “[It was] without question the worst day of my life,” King’s daughter Christine King Farris said, according to ...
- Kaleena Fraga
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
5 de jun. de 2021 · Alberta King was the wife of Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and the mother of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She was a retired organist and choir director at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and a civil rights activist. She was assassinated in 1974 by a black Hebrew Israelite at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
18 de jan. de 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...
- Stephanie Tharpe
15 de jan. de 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.
Alberta Christine Williams—daughter of Jennie Celeste and A. D. Williams—is born in Atlanta. Stanford The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
