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Alveda King
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 28th district |
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In office 1979–1983 |
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Preceded by | Virginia Shapard |
Succeeded by | Bob Holmes |
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Alveda Celeste King
January 22, 1951 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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