Alveda King
American civil rights activist, Christian minister (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alveda Celeste King (born January 22, 1951[4]) is an American activist, author, and former state representative for the 28th District in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Quick Facts Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 28th district, Preceded by ...
Alveda King | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 28th district | |
In office 1979–1983 | |
Preceded by | Virginia Shapard[1] |
Succeeded by | Bob Holmes[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Alveda Celeste King (1951-01-22) January 22, 1951 (age 73) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican (1990s–present)[3] |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (c. 1970s–1990s) |
Spouse(s) | Eddie Clifford Beal (divorced) Jerry Ellis (divorced) Israel Tookes (divorced) |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Alfred Daniel Williams King Naomi Ruth Barber |
Relatives | Alberta Williams King (paternal grandmother) Martin Luther King Sr. (paternal grandfather) Martin Luther King Jr. (paternal uncle) Christine King Farris (paternal aunt) Yolanda King (paternal first cousin) Dexter King (paternal first cousin) Bernice King (paternal first cousin) Martin Luther King III (paternal first cousin) Angela Stanton-King (goddaughter) |
Education | Central Michigan University (MA) |
Website | Official website |
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She is a niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and daughter of civil rights activist A. D. King and his wife, Naomi Barber King. She is a Fox News Channel contributor. She once served as a senior fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, a conservative Washington, D.C., think tank. She is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the founder of Alveda King Ministries.