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A. D. King. Alfred Daniel Williams King (July 30, 1930 – July 21, 1969) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. He was the younger brother of Martin Luther King Jr. and the younger son of Martin Luther King Sr.
Although Alfred Daniel King, called A. D. by family and friends, lived in the shadows of his famous brother, Martin Luther King, Jr., he was a participant in the African American freedom struggle, often appearing at his brother’s side in movements in Atlanta and Birmingham.
Alfred Daniel Williams King—King, Jr.’s brother, A. D.—is born in Atlanta.
La pareja tuvo tres hijos en cuatro años: una hija, Willie Christine King (nacida en 1927), Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), y un segundo hijo, Alfred Daniel Williams King (1930-1969). King Sr, murió en Georgia el 11 de noviembre de 1984 en el Grant Hospital W. Crawford de un ataque al corazón.
Like the Kennedys, the King family has been stalked by tragedy — Alfred Daniel Williams King and his offspring no less so than his heroic elder brother, whose life and legacy the nation...
In 1963 A. D. King was pastor of Ensley’s First Street Baptist Church and a leader of the Birmingham movement. On 11 May 1963 his parsonage was bombed along with the Gaston Hotel, where King, Jr., was staying. A. D. King later moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to become pastor of Zion Baptist Church.
Authoritative Name: King, A. D., 1930-1969. Biography: "Although Alfred Daniel King, called A.D. by family and friends, lived in the shadows of his famous brother, Martin Luther King, Jr., he was a participant in the African American freedom struggle often appearing at his brother's side in movements in Atlanta and Birmingham.--"King, Alfred ...
