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After Martin's death, King returned to Ebenezer Baptist Church, where, in September 1968, he was installed as co-pastor. He was praised by his father as "an able preacher, a concerned, loving pastor". Death. On July 21, 1969, nine days before his 39th birthday, A. D. King was found dead in the swimming pool at his home.
Alveda King. Alveda Celeste King (born January 22, 1951 [4]) is an American activist, author, and former state representative for the 28th District in the Georgia House of Representatives . She is a niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and daughter of civil rights activist A. D. King and his wife, Naomi Barber King.
Ku Klux Klan (alleged) The Birmingham riot of 1963 was a civil disorder and riot in Birmingham, Alabama, that was provoked by bombings on the night of May 11, 1963. The bombings targeted African-American leaders of the Birmingham campaign. In response, local African-Americans burned businesses and fought police throughout the downtown area.
Martin Luther King Sr. (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an African-American Baptist pastor, missionary, and an early figure in the civil rights movement. He was the father and namesake of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He was the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church from 1931 to 1975.
A. D. King: 1959 brother of Martin Luther King Jr. and served as pastor of several churches Martin Luther King Sr. 1931 father of Martin Luther King Jr. and senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church: Otis Moss III: 1992 pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ; listed on the Root 100 Kelly Miller Smith: 1942
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. A black church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister ...
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist married to the younger brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. The family said Naomi King died peacefully in her ...
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. She was shot and killed in the church by 23-year-old Marcus Wayne Chenault six ...