Civil Rights Digital Library
- Authoritative Name:
- King, Alberta Williams,
- Biography:
- Mother of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Associated Subjects:
- King, Alberta Williams,
King, Alberta Williams, Assassination
King, Alberta Williams, Death and burial
King, Alberta Williams, Speeches, addresses, etc. - Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
9 items in 3 collections (expand all)
Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change, correspondence and printed materials,
- Creator:
- AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E.T.,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
King, Coretta Scott,
Morris, Calvin S.
Meany, George,
AFL-CIO - Date of Original:
- Collection:
- AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
- Contributing Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
Introduction
Martin Luther King, Jr., made history, but he was also transformed by his deep family roots in the African-American Baptist church, his formative experiences in his hometown of Atlanta, his theological studies, his varied models of religious and political leadership, and his extensive network of contacts in the peace and social justice movements of his time. Although King was only 39 at the time of his death, his life was remarkable for the ways it reflected and inspired so many of the twentieth century’s major intellectual, cultural, and political developments.
The son, grandson, and great-grandson of Baptist ministers, Martin Luther King, Jr., named Michael King at birth, was born in Atlanta and spent his first 12 years in the Auburn Avenue home that his parents, the Reverend Michael King and Alberta Williams King, shared with his maternal grandparents, the Reverend Adam Daniel (A. D.) Williams and Jeannie Celeste Williams. After Reverend Williams’ death in , his son-in-law became Ebenezer Baptist Church’s new pastor and gradually established himself as a major figure in state and national Baptist groups. The elder King bega
Alberta Williams King, Teacher, and Activist born
*Alberta Williams King was born on this date in She was a Black educator, instrumentalist, and administrator.
Alberta Christine Williams was born in Atlanta, GA. Her parents were Reverend Adam Daniel Williams, preacher of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and Jennie Celeste (Parks) Williams. 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
Williams met Martin L. King Sr. (then known as Michael King), whose sister Woodie was boarding with her parents shortly before leaving for Hampton. After graduating, she announced her engagement to King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She taught briefly before their Thanksgiving Day wedding but had to stop because the local school board prohibited married women from teaching. After their wedding, the newly married couple moved into an upstairs bedroom at the Williams family home, where all three children were born. King's first child daughter was Willie Christine King, followed by Michael Luther King Jr. (later Martin) and Alfred Daniel Wi
King, Alberta Williams
September 13, to June 30,
Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta in , the only surviving child of Jennie Celeste Williams and Adam Daniel Williams, pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. King often spoke of the positive influence his mother had on his moral development, deeming her “the best mother in the world” (Papers ). In a piece he wrote as a student at Crozer Theological Seminary, he described his mother as being “behind the scene setting forth those motherly cares, the lack of which leaves a missing link in life” (Papers ).
Williams attended high school at Spelman Seminary and went on to enroll in Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute, where she obtained her teaching certificate. Before attending Hampton, Williams met a young minister named Michael King. Shortly after completing school, Williams and King announced their engagement during Sunday services at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Because the local school board did not allow married women in the classroom, Williams taught only briefly before her marriage on Thanksgiving Day After their wedding, th
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