Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Please reset your password.This account has been disabled. Mr. Boykin was standing nearby when he was shot. In 1926 Williams’ daughter Alberta Christine married Martin Luther King, Sr., who eventually succeeded him as pastor of Ebenezer. A system error has occurred. The murder happened as Mrs. King sat at the organ in the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Alberta Williams King is a member of the following lists: People from Atlanta, Georgia, Baptists from the United States and 1904 births. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button.Family members linked to this person will appear here.Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc.Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial?
His sentence was later changed to life in prison, MLK Sr. - who said at his wife's funeral he "cannot hate any man - died in 1984. Alberta Christine Williams King was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s mother and the wife of Martin Luther King, Sr. She played a significant role in the affairs of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. If you have questions, please contact Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person.You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Alberta Williams King followed in her mother’s footsteps as a powerful presence in Ebenezer’s affairs. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their requestYou are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.The email does not appear to be a valid email address. We have emailed an activation email to . Alberta Christine Williams was born on September 13, 1904, to Reverend Adam Daniel Williams, at the time preacher of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and Jennie Celeste (Parks) Williams.Williams met Martin L. King (then known as Michael King), whose sister Woodie was boarding with her parents, shortly before she left for Hampton. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. She had an important part in the activities of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Martin Luther King, a man walked into Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and killed the late civil rights leader's mother as she played the organ for morning services.Alberta Williams King's death is an often-forgotten chapter in the legacy of the civil rights struggle.A native of Atlanta, Alberta Williams was a teacher before she married Martin L. King on Thanksgiving Day 1926. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. She was shot and killed in the church by Marcus Wayne Chenault, a 23-year-old Black Hebrew Israelite, six years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. As a pastors wife Alberta (called "Bunch" by her husband) followed in her mother's footsteps as a powerful presence in Ebenezer's affairs. he screamed. The Rev Martin Luther King Sr and his wife Alberta Williams King at the funeral of their son, Martin Luther King Jr, Ebenezer Church Atlanta, 9 April 1968. His death came nine days before his 39On June 30, 1974, Alberta King had just finished playing "The Lord's Prayer" on the organ at Ebenezer Baptist when a man shouted, "I'm taking over here! The church is now a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. After graduating, she announced her engagement to King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was shot and killed in the church six years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.Alberta Christine Williams was born on September 13, 1904 in Williams met Martin Luther King, Sr. right before she left for school at Hampton.
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