“ was this incredible social activist,” Tubbs said. Her own parents also led the congregation at Ebenezer Baptist Church before her. Born in Atlanta in 1903 and raised in the city’s prosperous Black community known as the “Sweet Auburn Historic District,” King raised her son with a strong faith in God and inspired his commitment to non-violent resistance. APĪlberta King, the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., was a leader of the Ebenezer Baptist Church before her son famously served there. Alberta King Sr., mother of Martin Luther King. “They are direct connections to these womens’ work before they became mothers and after … and their sons were also well aware of their mothers’ impact on their lives.” Mrs. “We can’t actually know these sons without knowing their mothers’ stories,” Tubbs said.
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