Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr., lived a life of deep faith punctuated by deep anguish; she lost both sons tragically and then was shot dead in 1974.

Alberta Williams King, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on June 30, 1974, six years after he son was assassinated in Memphis. Marcus Wayne Chenault entered the church and shot King ...

This time, “The Lord’s Prayer” came at the end. Fifty years ago, on June 30, 1974, as Alberta King, the mother of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., signaled the beginning of church services at ...

The event will commemorate the tragic 1974 shooting that claimed the life of Martin Luther King Jr.'s mother, Alberta Williams King. On June 30, 2024, a commemoration event titled “Faith Over ...

Fifty years ago, a gunman entered the sanctuary of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and murdered Alberta Williams King, the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and a deacon during Sunday morning ...

When Alberta Williams King died in 1974, Farris said many of her grandmother’s hats and clothes were given to family members. When Coretta, Naomi and Christine died, their daughters inherited ...

As the University of Dayton community observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we reflect not only on King’s life and legacy, but also on a driving force of his activism: his faith. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered 56 years ago today, on April 4, 1968. On the anniversary, his niece, Alveda King, highlighted to Fox News Digital five landmarks that tell the civil rights story.

Alberta Williams King was shot while seated at the organ at Ebenezer Baptist Church on June 30, 1974. “I think if I had to sum up my mother, I think she is the premiere example of, ...

Alberta Williams King, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on June 30, 1974, six years after he son was assassinated in Memphis.

Alberta Williams King, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on June 30, 1974, six years after he son was assassinated in Memphis.