Description

View of City of Atlanta police officers monitoring the home of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., in the Collier Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia following the assassination of his wife, Alberta Williams King.Alberta Christine Williams King (1904-1974) was the choir director and organist at ebenezzer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the mother of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the wife of Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. On June 30, 1974, she was assassinated while sitting at the organ at ebenezzer Baptist Church.

Record Contributed By

Atlanta History Center

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia