Alveda King facts for kids

Alveda King
Quick facts for kids Alveda King
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives; from the 28th district
	In office; 1979–1983
Preceded by	Virginia Shapard
Succeeded by	Bob Holmes
Personal details
Born	Alveda Celeste King ; January 22, 1951 (age 71); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican (1990s–present)
Other political; affiliations	Democratic (c. 1970s–1990s)
Spouse(s)	Eddie Clifford Beal (divorced); Jerry Ellis (divorced); Israel Tookes (divorced)
Children	6
Parent(s)	Alfred Daniel Williams King; Naomi Ruth Barber
Relatives	Alberta Williams King; (paternal grandmother); Martin Luther King Sr.; (paternal grandfather); Yolanda King (paternal first cousin); Dexter King (paternal first cousin); Bernice King (paternal first cousin); Martin Luther King III; (paternal first cousin)
Residence(s)	Atlanta, Georgia
Alma mater	Central Michigan University (M.A.)
Occupation	Minister, activist, author
Website	Official website

Alveda Celeste King (born January 22, 1951) is an American conservative activist, author, and former state representative for the 28th District in the Georgia House of Representatives.

She is a niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and daughter of civil rights activist A. D. King and his wife, Naomi Barber King. She is a Fox News Channel contributor. She once served as a senior fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, a conservative Washington, D.C., think tank. She is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the founder of Alveda King Ministries.

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King at the 2010 Restoring Honor rally