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Alberta Williams King
(1903–1974)
BIRTH
September 13, 1903
PLACE
Atlanta, Georgia
NAME
Alberta Christine Williams
DEATH
June 30, 1974
PLACE
Atlanta, Georgia
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Martin Luther King Sr.
(1897–1984)
CHILDREN
Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929-1968)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
BAPTIST
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Alberta Williams King was Martin Luther King Jr.’s mother, an educator, musician and leader in the Ebenezer Baptist Church community.
EARLY LIFE
She earned a teaching certificate, later an undergraduate degree, founded the Ebenezer choir and served as an organist there for four decades.
CAREER
DEATH
She was shot and killed while playing the organ during a Sunday service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1974.
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