His sentence was later reduced to life in prison, in part because of a campaign led by the King family. Family History of Martin Luther King, Jr. "An Autobiography of Religious Development", Alberta Williams King to Charles E. Batten, J. T. Brooks to Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King. Magazines, Digital It was a Sunday and she was at their infamous Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., which was pastored by her husband, Rev. Make sure that the file is a photo. Hananiah E. Israel of Cincinnati, who said that he had met the young man and tutored him in his teachings. .navigation ul .current-menu-item > a, .navigation ul li a:hover{ As the King Institute notes, she was a pillar of strength for the entire family when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. } They think he simply happened, that he appeared fully formed, without context, ready to change the world. background:#0e0e0e; Booth stated, at Mrs. Kings funeral, that she sounded no trumpets to call attention to her greatness. Her legacy has been overshadowed by the powerful men in her life and that is something that Mrs. King didnt mind at all. I thought I had made it through the worst days of my life. Martin Luther King Sr.. Mrs. King was the church's organist and that day she was excited about playing the new organ they'd just gotten. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. fbq('track', 'PageView'); Her brother Martin had been assassinated in Memphis six years earlier, her brother A.D. drowned a year after that. Then, King turned her focus to her family. We have set your language to She was a remarkable human being. Alberta Christine Williams was born in Atlanta, GA. On June 30, 1974, a religious extremist arrived from Ohio and took a taxicab to Ebenezer Church. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Before attending Hampton, she met a young minister named Michael King (later Martin Luther King, Sr.) whom described Alberta as being "poised, gentle, an accomplished musician, scholarly." 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[8] About this time, Michael King changed his name to Martin Luther King Sr.[9], Alberta King worked hard to instill self-respect into her children. There is a problem with your email/password. Martin Luther King Sr., mother of Alfred Daniel Williams King I (1930), Willie Christine King Farris (1927), and Rev. Although as a youth A. D. had strongly resisted his fathers ministerial urgings, he eventually began assisting his father at Ebenezer Baptist Church. }body,p{ He was married on June 17, 1950, to Naomi Ruth Barber (born 1932), with whom he had five children: Alveda, Alfred II (d), Derek I, Darlene (d), and Vernon (19602009). The Institute cannot give permission to use or reproduce any of the writings, statements, or images of Martin Luther King, Jr. color:#f4c85e; On July 20, 1969, 15 months after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, his brother Alfred Daniel A.D. King sat agitated in his home. [18][19], Lewis V. Baldwin, The Voice of Conscience: The Church in the Mind of Martin Luther King, Jr (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010, 27), Last edited on 16 December 2022, at 16:55, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Womens International League for Peace and Freedom, "Martin Luther King's mother slain in church: From the archive, 1 July 1974", "Birth Home - Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)", "Alberta Williams King receives BA from Morris Brown College", "I Gave Marcus the Key" Dayton Daily News, July 3, 1974, pp.1, 15, "M. W. Chenault, 44, Gunman Who Killed Mother of Dr. King", The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr. Volume I: Called to Serve, January 1929-June 1951 (University of California Press, 1992) Introduction, The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (New York: Warner Book, 1998) Chapter 1 edited by Clayborne Carson, Martin Luther King, Jr., "Autobiography of Religious Development," 22 November 1950, Stanford University biography of Alberta King, African American registry article on the death of Alberta King, The King Center biography of Martin Luther King, Jr, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberta_Williams_King&oldid=1127784363, This page was last edited on 16 December 2022, at 16:55. } King Sr. wasnt at the church that day. She and Michael King, then a young preacher, married on Thanksgiving Day in 1926. Alberta Christine Williams King (September 13, 1904:- June 30, 1974) was Martin Luther King Jr.'s mother, married to Martin Luther King Sr. She played a significant role in the affairs of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Shortly after completing school the couple announced their engagement at Ebenezer. The sentence was upheld on appeal. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Michael Luther King Jr. followed on January 15, 1929, then Alfred Daniel Williams King I, named after his grandfather, on July 30, 1930. However, it is also speculated that he died from heart problems as two of his children died young of heart attacks and one died at the age 49 of a heart attack. The Kings are firmly against the death penalty, so they pushed to have his death sentence tossed, in exchange for life in prison. He jumped down, bolted to the pulpit, faced the choir, and pulled out a gun. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Martin Luther King Sr.; Alberta Williams King; Coretta Scott King; and Christine King board a plane in 1964, en route to King Jr.s Nobel Peace Prize presentation ceremony. Williams, born September 13, 1904, to Reverend Adam Danial Williams, minister of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and Jennie Celeste (Parks) Williams. } Nov. 21 n 1995, the presidents of three rival Balkan states agreed to make peace in Bosnia, ending nearly four years of terror and ethnic bloodletting that have left a quarter of a million people dead in the worst war in Europe since World War II, Nov. 22 In 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Nov. 24 In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. !function(c,h,i,m,p){m=c.createElement(h),p=c.getElementsByTagName(h)[0],m.async=1,m.src=i,p.parentNode.insertBefore(m,p)}(document,"script","https://chimpstatic.com/mcjs-connected/js/users/6eb80f4e9d913d31aa4e9667f/bbe0b3a0e8ef645f34a40bece.js"); .simplesocialbuttons.simplesocialbuttons_inline.simplesocial-simple-round button{ } Chenault said that he shot King because "all Christians are my enemies," and claimed that he had decided that Black ministers were a menace to Black people. .read-more.read-more-slider a:hover{ Her father, Adam Daniel Williams, was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where hed grown the congregation from 13 people in 1893 to 400 by 1903, per the King Institute. Outside of her work at Ebenezer, King was the organist for the Womens Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention from 1950 to 1962. } They killed my brother. Please reset your password. They moved into Williams home on Auburn Avenue and stayed in an upstairs bedroom. And Alberta King would make sure to educate her children about the racially-divided world they lived in. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. He said over and over, 'The war did this. Among family members who witnessed Mrs. Kings shooting was her grandson, Derek Barber King. How MLK's Mother Influenced His Thinking fbq('track', 'ViewContent', { There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Every now and then, I have to chuckle as I realize there are people who actually believe [Martin] just appeared, Alberta Kings daughter wrote in her memoir Through It All. }); Copyright 2015 . Alberta was the daughter of Robert and Greta McDonell. In 1938 Alberta King graduated from Morris Brown College receiving a Bachelor of Arts. died of natural causes on August 3, 1995. *Alberta Williams King was born on this date in 1904. On August 19, he died aged 44 from complications from his stroke. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by a gunman named James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Williams met Martin L. King (then known as Michael King), whose sister Woodie was boarding with her parents, shortly before she left for Hampton. t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jrs younger brother was found dead at the bottom of a pool shortly after his Mother was Assasinated? Before attending Hampton, Williams met a young minister named Michael King. .magazine-single-box .header-style-one .header #main-menu-wrapper{ Please try again later. Nov. 19 In 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. Although her soft-spoken nature compelled her to avoid the publicity that accompanied her sons international renown, she remained a constant source of strength to the Kingfamily, especially after King, Jr.s assassination. Trusted by millions of genealogists since 2003. . color:#f4c85e; cemeteries found in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. standing up with a pistol exclaiming, I am taking over this He shot more people, including a deacon. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Search above to list available cemeteries. After their wedding, the newlyweds moved into an upstairs bedroom in the Williams home on Auburn Avenue, where King, Jr., and his two siblings, Willie Christine and Alfred Daniel, were born. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Martin Luther King Sr. and his wife, Alberta Bunch Williams King. On August 22, 1995, Chenault died at age 44 after suffering a stroke in prison. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Since 1961, Atlanta magazine, the citys premier general interest publication, has served as the authority on Atlanta, providing its readers with a mix of long-form nonfiction, lively lifestyle coverage, in-depth service journalism, and literary essays, columns, and profiles. You are actually helping people see that this isnt just random incidents happening. Take it from his big sister, thats simply not the case.. Next to First Road paralleling Jonesboro Road, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9796/alberta-christine-king. Her 8 siblings are Joanne Surrette, Bryne McDonell, Allen McDonell (deceased), Linda Blois, Clyde McDonell, Paul McDonell, Patty Smith, and Theresa Boutlier. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. All I had to give him was the key to open his mind.. Along with being longtime church organist, she founded and trained the Ebenezer choir and served as organizer and president of the Ebenezer Woman's Council fro! border-left: 3px solid #f4c85e; Martin Luther King Jr. and the wife of the Rev. Although she was a strong pillar within the powerful King family, Mrs. King preferred to remain in the background. You see, she was a wonderful mother and wife, but a very soft spoken and shy woman. color:#f4c85e; After the death of A. D. Williams in 1931, Michael King succeeded his father-in-law as Ebenezers pastor and began using the name Martin Luther King. .flex-slider li .caption-content p{color:#fff;} She was playing, ironically, the Lords Prayer when she was killed, King III told the TV station. } .woocommerce-product-gallery{ opacity: 1 !important; } Alberta King was shot and killed on June 30, 1974, aged 69, by Marcus Wayne Chenault, a 23-year-old Black man from Ohio who had adopted the theology of the Black Hebrew Israelites. .loader { .home .navigation .menu > li > a, .home header #main-menu-wrapper .menu-item-has-children > a:after, .home .navigation ul li a, .home header #main-menu-wrapper .menu-item-has-children > a:after,.navigation .menu > li > a, header #main-menu-wrapper .menu-item-has-children > a:after, .navigation ul li a, header #main-menu-wrapper .menu-item-has-children > a:after,.smaller .navigation .menu > li > a,.home header.smaller .navigation .menu > li > a,.home header.smaller #main-menu-wrapper .menu-item-has-children > a:after,.home.page-template-magazine-template .navigation .menu > li > a, .home.page-template-magazine-template header #main-menu-wrapper .menu-item-has-children > a:after{ This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. font-size:38px; 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 Atlantas Ebenezer Baptist Church. I dont know I dont know that we will ever know what happened. Naomi King, his widow, said, There is no doubt in my mind that the system killed my husband., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Daniel_Williams_King. background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);} P: (650) 723-2092 | F: (650) 723-2093 | kinginstitute@stanford.edu| Campus Map. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'87Kr0rsjTgR2VNdK6YrPxg',sig:'ZblM-jzN1zei2KJf4qS-rEtSMKLsJUkWHZZh_nM7YZ8=',w:'471px',h:'594px',items:'161992532',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); One reason Alberta Kings murder isnt widely known, could be a reflection of the life she led. After Rev. She founded the Ebenezer choir and was an organist there from 1932 to 1972. [3] Alberta Williams graduated from high school at the Spelman Seminary, and earned a teaching certificate at the Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute (now Hampton University) in 1924. Alberta Kings family has described her as a crucial part of Martin Luther King Jr.s life, someone who explained the world to him, instilled him with self-respect, and altogether acted as an important role model. King Sr. gave her the nickname upon her return from college, shortening "bunch-of-goodness" to just "Bunch." They . Nov. 20 In 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. A deacon who witnessed the shooting said that Mrs. King exclaimed Oh! after the blast and that he saw Chenault standing up with a pistol exclaiming, I am taking over this He shot more people, including a deacon, Edward Boykin, who was killed, and Mrs. Jennie Mitchell, who survived. [6], The King's first child, daughter Willie Christine King, was born on September 11, 1927. To Alberta Williams King | The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute To Alberta Williams King Author: King, Martin Luther, Jr. .footer-wrapper td{ When they pulled the body out, they began to pump his chest, but no water came out. West Virginia. The family of the Rev. Years later Ebenezer dedicated it's new pipe organ in their new sanctuary across the street in honor for her passion for beautiful worship music. On Sunday June 30 1974, Alberta Christine Williams King played The Lords Prayer on the organ of Ebenezer Baptist, the church where her father, A.D. Williams, her husband, Martin Luther King Sr., and son, Martin Luther King Jr., all had served as pastors. color:#494bbc; Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Im going to kill everyone in here! The gunman reportedly cried as members of the church piled on him. letter-spacing:0.7px; A.D. often traveled with Martin Luther King Jr. and was with him in Memphis on April 4, 1968 when his brother was shot dead. Four years later, as a first-year student at Crozer, he wrote his mother, I met a fine chick in Phila who has gone wild over the old boy (Papers 1:161). Alberta Williams King was born on September 13 1904, in Atlanta, to Adam Daniel Williams and Jennie Williams. margin: ; Alberta Williams King's legacy is deeply woven in the fabric of what makes Atlanta, Atlanta. [12] She returned to the position in 1963 and continued in the role until "retiring" in 1972.[12]. fbq('init', '213902435871547'); Oops, we were unable to send the email. As a pastors wife Alberta (called "Bunch" by her husband) followed in her mother's footsteps as a powerful presence in Ebenezer's affairs. .footer-wrapper .footer-copyright .copyright { By the end of this period, Martin Luther King Sr. and Jr. were joint pastors of the church. A.D. was in the room directly beneath Martin at the Lorraine Hotel when the gun blast went off. #main-menu-wrapper nav .mega .thunk-widget-menu a:hover,#menu .mega-menu-posts a:hover, As a mother, Alberta worked diligently to instill a sense of self-respect within her three children. She was also organist for the Womens Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention from 1950 to 1962, and was active in the YWCA, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom. Martin Luther King Sr. and his wife, Alberta "Bunch" Williams King. The Institute cannot give permission to use or reproduce any of the writings, statements, or images of Martin Luther King, Jr. [11] She served as choir director for nearly 25 years, leaving for only a brief period in the early 1960s to accompany her son and assist him with his work. img#wpstats{display:none} Alberta Kings mother died on May 18, 1941, of a heart attack. Mrs. King, a source of strength following her son's assassination, faced fresh tragedy the next year when her younger son and last-born child, Alfred Daniel Williams King, who had become the assistant pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, drowned in his pool. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Alberta Williams on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. Rings around his neck. Literally maybe who walked with kings and queens, but retained the common touch.. According to The New York Times, Kings killer had become convinced that all Christians were his enemies. Year should not be greater than current year. .footer-wrapper p, .footer-wrapper a, Because the local school board did not allow married women in the classroom, Williams taught only briefly before her marriage on Thanksgiving Day 1926. memorial page for William E King (30 Mar 1932-26 Feb 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 249977197, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling . } [1] Officials announced King was "barely alive" when she arrived at the hospital. .flex-slider li .caption-content h1{ .magazine-box header.header-style-one #main-menu-wrapper, .header-wrap-top .top-menu .top li a:hover{ In contrast to his peacemaking brother, Martin, A. D.according to his fatherwas a little rough at times and let his toughness build a reputation throughout our neighborhood. p. 126 Less interested in academics than his siblings, A. D. started a family of his own while still a teenager and attended college later in his life. Add to your scrapbook. Try again. The New York Times reported that Chenault told the police that his mission was to kill the Rev. Tragically, during a Sunday service on June 30, 1974, just as she finished playing The Lords prayer on the organ at Ebenezer and while the congregation prepared for prayer, an assassin, standing on a pew near the front of the church, went to the pulpit, faced the choir, and pulled out a gun and opened fire. 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); } By the time he earned his degree, he had three children and was next in line to take the pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Do you find this information helpful? A.D. King who was also a civil rights activist- mysteriously drowned in a pooleven though he was a highly skilled swimmer. } Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. color:#fff;} /*inline margin*/ Alberta would serve as the organizer and president of the Ebenezer Women's Committee from 1950 to 1962. .mega >ul.sub-menu>li.mega-sub-item>a, .mega .thunk-widget-menu .widget h2.widgettitle, .mega .thunk-widget-menu .widget .recent-post h4.widgettitle,.navigation .mega >ul.sub-menu>li.mega-sub-item>a{ .page-template-magazine-template.page .header-style-one .header #main-menu-wrapper a#pull:before { Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? So yeah, it wasnt a far fetched assumption to think Mrs. Alberta King was the victim of a bigger plot. The couple married November 1926, on Thanksgiving. It was a Sunday and she was at their infamous Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., which was pastored by her husband, Rev. Alberta Christine (Williams) King, a retired organist at Ebenezer Baptist Church and a choir director, wore many hats in her family and community, as she also was the wife of Rev. As she later described the scene: There were people everywhere. But now we have people such as myself, and a lot of you who will see the stories and spread them so they dont get swept before thousands and sometime millions see them. This account has been disabled. In 1965, King moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he became pastor at Zion Baptist Church. background:#f4c85e; } .header-wrap-top,.header-wrap-top .inner-wrap-top{background:#1e73be;}.header-wrap-top .top-date{color:#fff;}.header-wrap-top .top-menu .top li a{color:#fff;} .header-wrap-top .top-social-icon li a{color:#fff;} Sources . Failed to delete memorial. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Thanks for your help! The Remarkable Life And Death Of Alberta Williams King, The Mother Of Martin Luther King. Here he played a key role and was arrested multiple times. p.192 Hed seemed unusually quietand not very interested in the film. } Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Free shipping for many products! Nov. 18 In 1976, Spains parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship. [8] About this time, Michael King changed his name to Martin Luther King Sr. [9] Alberta King worked hard to instill self-respect into her children. background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95); During the commotion, King said that Chenault took aim at Mrs. King again, who was on the floor screaming and bleeding. Before his bus ride to Georgia, he told friends that he was going to Atlanta to meet destiny.. He died of natural causes on August 3, 1995. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. } Martin Luther King. font-size:38px; A.D. was most involved in the civil rights activities during the Birmingham riots. .upcoming-events li { Mrs. Alberta Christine Williams King was 73 when she died. If youre going to kill someone, then kill me; Stand up for your rights, but with nonviolence. Like his brother, A. D. was a staunch believer in the importance of maintaining nonviolence in direct action campaigns. Alberta Williams King died later that day at the age of 70. 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He died in prison of a stroke in 1995. color:#5a5d5a; Though the house was a gift from the late queen . On August 3, 1995, he suffered a stroke, and was taken to a hospital, where he died of complications from his stroke on August 19, at age 44. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Williams_King, Alfred Daniel A.D. King The Brother to the Dream. Their first child, daughter Willie Christine King, was born on September 11, 1927. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was born in Atlanta, GA, to Martin Luther King, Sr (affectionately known as "Daddy King") and Alberta King (affectionately known as "Mama King") on January 15, 1929. She retired from official church duties in 1972. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', . King's uncle, Alfred Daniel Williams King, drowned in a swimming pool when Bernice was six on July 21, 1969. Mrs King's grandson Derek, who said he helped to subdue the gunman as he tried to reload a pistol, added: "He was delirious. Alfred King was arrested along with King, Jr., and 70 others while participating in an October 1960 lunch-counter sit-in in Atlanta. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for CHINA - Dragon - 1902/08. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? color:#dd9933; King was in Memphis to lead a march in support of the local sanitation workers' union. One of the churchs deacons, Edward Boykin, was also killed in the attack, and a woman was wounded. [15], Chenault was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. She and Boykin died shortly after the attack, stunning their congregation and their families. .post_pagi a i:hover{ He also killed one of the church's deacons, Edward Boykin, in the attack and wounded retired schoolteacher Jimmie Mitchell in the neck. Alberta Williams King was born on September 13, 1904 (died on June 30, 1974, she was 69 years old) in Atlanta, Georgia as Alberta Christine Williams. In 1926, Alberta Williams, daughter of Reverend Adam Daniels Williams, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, married Martin Luther King, Sr., who had pastored two small churches in Atlanta and was taking courses at Morehouse College. .simplesocialbuttons.simplesocialbuttons_inline .ssb-fb-like { [4], Williams met Martin L. King (then known as Michael King), whose sister Woodie was boarding with her parents, shortly before she left for Hampton. Clockwise: King Sr.; mother-in-law, Mrs. Jeannie C. Parks Williams; son Martin Luther Jr.; daughter, Christine; younger son, Alfred Daniel, and wife, Alberta Williams King. She went to Spelman Seminary for high school before earning a teaching certificate from Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Hampton University in Virginia. Alberta Williams King died later that day at the age of 69. Https: //www.findagrave.com/memorial/9796/alberta-christine-king Bachelor of Arts age 44 after suffering a stroke in color... 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