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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.
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...
Williams, Adam Daniel (A. D.) January 2, 1863 to March 21, 1931. Although likely born in 1861, A. D. Williams, the grandfather of Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrated 2 January 1863, the day after the effective date of the Emancipation Proclamation, as his birthday.
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.
30 de jul. de 2021 · King is the youngest child of three children and the younger brother of the revolutionary minister and activist, Martin Luther King Jr. A.D. King was also a Baptist minister and later activist,...
Alfred Daniel Williams King—King, Jr.’s brother, A. D.—is born in Atlanta.
