- Collection:
- Edward A. Jones Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Interview with Martin Luther King Sr., Part 5, circa 1970
- Date of Original:
- 1970
- Subject:
- African American churches
African Americans--Religion
African Americans--Segregation
Civil rights movements - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This interview documents Martin Luther King Sr.’s personal and professional integration into the Ebenezer Baptist Church community. He recounts his 1926 marriage to Alberta Christine Williams and his subsequent appointment as associate pastor under his father-in-law, A. D. Williams. The discussion highlights the births of his children, specifically noting the arrival of Martin Luther King Jr. He reflects on the strength of the women in his family following the premature deaths of his sons and concludes with a testament to his enduring commitment to his congregation.
- Metadata URL:
- https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.132:0120
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Edward A. Jones Papers||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:132
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
