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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.
AD King Vida tempranayParticipación en el movimiento de derechos civiles. (30 de julio de 1930 - 21 de julio de 1969) fue un ministro bautista estadounidense y activista de los derechos civiles. Era el hermano menor de Martin Luther King Jr. El reverendo AD King.
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.
As a movement leader for the Birmingham Campaign, A.D. King was at the forefront of every major civil rights event in Birmingham in 1963, a crucial year in the civil rights struggle as the city’s black community began a massive direct-action campaign to attack Birmingham’s system of segregation.
29 de mar. de 2018 · A.D. King’s life, contributions to the civil rights movement and his death 15 months after his brother’s assassination are the focus of a recently released documentary, “Unsolved History: Life of...
