Alberta Williams King
{{Infobox Person |name = Alberta Williams King
|image = [[File; |caption = |birth_name = Alberta Christine Williams |birth_date = (1904-09-13)September 13, 1904 |birth_place = |death_date = June 30, 1974(1974-06-30) (aged 69) |death_place = |nationality = American |ethnicity = Black |citizenship = American |other_names = |Parents= Reverend Adam Daniel Williams 1863-1931 and Jennie Celeste Parks Williams 1873-1941 |education = Spelman Seminary
Hampton University |employer = |occupation = }}
Alberta Christine Williams King (September 13, 1904 – June 30, 1974) 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, where her father, husband and son all served as pastor. She was shot and killed in the church six years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read more about Alberta Williams King: Early Life, 1904–1926, Family and Church Life, 1926–1968, Family Tragedies, 1968–1974
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