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	==Activism==		==Activism==
	King is a pro-life speaker and often speaks on college campuses about abortion issues.<ref>http://www.speroforum.com/a/17811/Dr-Alveda-King-featured-speaker-at-prolife-rally</ref> After having two abortions herself, Ms. King joined the pro-Life movement, crusading to offer women alternatives to abortion.<ref>http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_304013404.html</ref> King is also noted for her opposition to same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6iXtiQcPr4 \|title=Alveda King on Marriage for National Organization for Marriage Bus Tour in Atlanta, Georgia \|author=NationForMarriage.org \|date=8 August 2010 \|accessdate=9 August 2010 \|quote=... }}</ref>		King is a pro-life speaker and often speaks on college campuses about abortion issues.<ref>http://www.speroforum.com/a/17811/Dr-Alveda-King-featured-speaker-at-prolife-rally</ref> After having two abortions herself, Ms. King joined the pro-Life movement(Hypocrite), crusading to offer women alternatives to abortion.<ref>http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_304013404.html</ref> King is also noted for her opposition to same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6iXtiQcPr4 \|title=Alveda King on Marriage for National Organization for Marriage Bus Tour in Atlanta, Georgia \|author=NationForMarriage.org \|date=8 August 2010 \|accessdate=9 August 2010 \|quote=... }}</ref>

	King will be ~~speaking~~ at ]'s "Restoring Honor" rally on August 28, 2010.<ref></ref>		King will be betraying the honor and memory of her uncle at ]'s "Restoring Honor" rally on August 28, 2010.<ref></ref>

	==Works==		==Works==

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Dr. Alveda C. King is an American politician, author, and activist. She is a niece of the civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. and daughter of the late civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King. She is the director of African-American Outreach at the Roman Catholic pro-life group Priests for Life. She is currently 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 King for America.

Education

King has an M.A. in business management from Central Michigan University. She received an honorary doctorate from Saint Anselm College.

Activism

King is a pro-life speaker and often speaks on college campuses about abortion issues. After having two abortions herself, Ms. King joined the pro-Life movement(Hypocrite), crusading to offer women alternatives to abortion. King is also noted for her opposition to same-sex marriage.

King will be betraying the honor and memory of her uncle at Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally on August 28, 2010.

Works

King has written the following books:

Sons of Thunder: The King Family Legacy
I Don't Want Your Man, I Want My Own
The Arab Heart

She also released a CD called Let Freedom Ring in 2005 and has appeared in film and television.

The Human Experience, a 2010 documentary film, featured commentary from King.

Family

The mother of six, and a grandmother, she is the niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr..

One year after her famous uncle was assassinated, her father, A.D. King, died unexpectedly. The details surrounding his death are not well known.

References

Priests for Life -- About Us
http://www.speroforum.com/a/17811/Dr-Alveda-King-featured-speaker-at-prolife-rally
http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_304013404.html
NationForMarriage.org (8 August 2010). "Alveda King on Marriage for National Organization for Marriage Bus Tour in Atlanta, Georgia". Retrieved 9 August 2010. ...
King relative to take part in Glenn Beck rally
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/AlvedaKing
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2901934/
Dan McWilliams (2006). "MLK's niece recalls two abortions, Lord's forgiveness". East Tennessee Catholic. Priests for Life. Retrieved 2007-05-07.

External links

King for America
Priests For Life: African-American Outreach (spearheaded by Dr. King)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Speeches, writings, movements, and protests

Speeches	"Give Us the Ballot" (1957) "I Have a Dream" (1963) "How Long, Not Long" (1965) "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" (1967) "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
Writings	Stride Toward Freedom (1958) "What Is Man?" (1959) "Second Emancipation Proclamation" Strength to Love (1963) "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963) Why We Can't Wait (1964) Conscience for Change (1967) Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (1967)
Movements and protests	Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956) Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom (1957) Albany Movement (1961–1962) Birmingham campaign (1963) March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963) St. Augustine movement (1963–1964) Selma to Montgomery marches (1965) Chicago Freedom Movement (1966) Mississippi March Against Fear (1966) Anti-Vietnam War movement (1967) Memphis sanitation strike (1968) Poor People's Campaign (1968)

People

Family

Coretta Scott King (wife)
Yolanda King (daughter)
Martin Luther King III (son)
Dexter King (son)
Bernice King (daughter)
Martin Luther King Sr. (father)
Alberta Williams King (mother)
Christine King Farris (sister)
A. D. King (brother)
James Albert King (grandfather)
Alveda King (niece)

Other
leaders

Ralph Abernathy (mentor, colleague)
Ella Baker (colleague)
James Bevel (strategist / colleague)
Dorothy Cotton (colleague)
Jesse Jackson (protégé)
Bernard Lafayette (colleague)
James Lawson (colleague)
John Lewis (colleague)
Joseph Lowery (colleague)
Benjamin Mays (mentor)
Diane Nash (colleague)
James Orange (colleague)
Bayard Rustin (advisor)
Fred Shuttlesworth (colleague)
C. T. Vivian (colleague)
Wyatt Walker (colleague)
Hosea Williams (colleague)
Andrew Young (colleague)

Assassination
Lorraine Motel (now National Civil Rights Museum) Riots Funeral James Earl Ray Jack Kershaw U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act Loyd Jowers Trial Conspiracy theories

Media

Film	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970 documentary) Our Friend, Martin (1999 animated) Boycott (2001 film) The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 (2008 documentary) Selma (2014 film) All the Way (2016 film) King in the Wilderness (2018 documentary) MLK/FBI (2020 documentary) Rustin (2023 film)
Television	King (1978 miniseries) "The First Store" (The Jeffersons, 1980) "Great X-Pectations" (A Different World, 1993) "The Promised Land" (New York Undercover, 1997) Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) "Return of the King" (The Boondocks, 2006) Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of MLK (2011 documentary) Genius (MLK/X, 2024)
Plays	The Meeting (1987) The Mountaintop (2009) I Dream (2010) All the Way (2012)
Illustrated	Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story (1957 comic book)
Music	"Abraham, Martin and John" (Dion) "March! For Martin Luther King" (John Fahey) "Martin Luther King's Dream" (Strawbs) "Happy Birthday" (Stevie Wonder) "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (U2) "MLK" (U2) "King Holiday" (King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew) "By the Time I Get to Arizona" (Public Enemy) "Shed a Little Light" (James Taylor) "Up to the Mountain" (Patti Griffin) "Never Alone Martin" (Jason Upton) "Symphony of Brotherhood" (Miri Ben-Ari) Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King (1995 album) "A Dream" (Common featuring will.i.am) "Glory" (Common and John Legend)
Related	Civil rights movement in popular culture Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc. King v. Trustees of Boston Univ.