On June 30, 1974, Alberta King was killed at 69 years young. It was a Sunday and she was at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., which was pastored by her husband, Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.. Mrs. King was the church’s organist and that day she was excited about playing the new organ they’d just gotten. About 500 people were in attendance for Sunday’s service...
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https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/22/obituaries/m-w-chenault-44-gunman-who-killed-mother-of-dr-king.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/01/martin-luther-kings-mother-slain-in-church-1974
https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/mlks-mother-was-brutally-assassinated-too-but-heres-why-many-dont-know-about-it/
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