Alveda King

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Alveda King
Dr. Alveda King.jpg
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 28th district
In office
1979–1983
Preceded by Virginia Shapard[1]
Succeeded by Bob Holmes[2]
Personal details
Born Alveda Celeste King
(1951-01-22) January 22, 1951 (age 73)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party Democratic (previously)
Republican
Spouse(s) Eddie Clifford Beal (divorced)
Jerry Ellis (divorced)
Israel Tookes (divorced)
Children 6
Residence Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater Central Michigan University (M.A.)
Occupation Minister, activist, author
Religion Christian
Website Official website

Alveda Celeste King (born January 22, 1951)[3] is Director of African American Outreach with Priests for Life,[4] an NAACP member, American, civil rights activist, Christian minister, conservative, pro-life activist, and author. She is a niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and daughter of civil rights activist Rev. 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.

Childhood and family

Alveda King was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the first of five children of A. D. King—the younger brother of Martin Luther King Jr.—and Naomi Barber King. King says her mother wanted to abort her so she could continue college, but her grandfather was able to convince her to keep her child.[5] When she was 12, her father became a leader of the Birmingham campaign while serving as pastor at the First Baptist Church of Ensley in Birmingham, Alabama. Later that same year, King's house was bombed by opponents to the civil rights movement.

Father's death

In 1969, her father, A.D. King, was found dead in the pool at his home.[6] The cause of death was listed as an accidental drowning.[7][8][9][10]

Grandfather King said in his autobiography, "Alveda had been up the night before, she said, talking with her father and watching a television movie with him. He'd seemed unusually quiet...and not very interested in the film. But he had wanted to stay up and Alveda left him sitting in an easy chair, staring at the TV, when she went off to bed... I had questions about A.D.'s death and I still have them now. He was a good swimmer. Why did he drown? I don't know – I don't know that we will ever know what happened."[11]

Abortions

King had two abortions and attempted to get a third one. Her doctor did the first abortion without her family’s knowledge.[12] When she was pregnant in 1973, she went to Planned Parenthood and got a second abortion.[13] She was divorced soon after that. Later, she wanted to get a third abortion, but neither the father nor her grandfather agreed with her.[14]

Education

King studied journalism[15] and sociology as an undergraduate, and she received a Master of Arts degree in business management from Central Michigan University. She received an honorary doctorate from Saint Anselm College.[16]

Public office

From 1979-83, King represented the 28th District in the Georgia House of Representatives.[17] The district included Fulton County,[18] and King served as a Democrat.[19] In 1984, King ran for the seat of Georgia's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and supported the Rev. Jesse Jackson for president.[20] The 5th Congressional seat, at the time of King's campaign was held by Wyche Fowler. Andrew Young, who held the seat prior to Fowler, endorsed Hosea Williams. Hosea Williams was one of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most trusted lieutenants and perhaps best known for organizing and leading the first Selma March.[21] Coretta Scott King did not endorse her niece. Young, who had given up the seat to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the UN, and Williams approached King and asked her to end her campaign for the seat so that she could dedicate more time to her family. Young later apologized for what he called "some blatantly chauvinistic remarks."[22] She did not withdraw. With the black vote split, Fowler defeated both King and Williams in the primary. That was the last time she ran for elective office. However, since then, she has publicly stated that she is a Republican.[23]

Pro-life activism

King has been a pro-life speaker since 1983 and often speaks on college campuses about abortion issues.[24] She joined the pro-life movement, pushing to offer women alternatives to abortion.[25] Angela D. Dillard classifies King as among "prominent black members of the Religious Right".[26]

Restoring Honor rally

On August 28, 2010, King spoke at Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial.[27] Before the rally King explained to the Christian Science Monitor that speaking at the rally was a chance to engage in freedom of speech and to praise the man, Lincoln, that "led this fledgling nation out of slavery, and made my people free."[28] ABC News reported that in King's speech, she hoped that "white privilege will become human privilege and that America will soon repent of the sin of racism and return itself to honor."[29]

Herman Cain support

King was a supporter of Herman Cain for President and defended him from sexual harassment claims, saying, "A woman knows a skirt-chaser" and "Herman Cain is no skirt-chaser."[30] She also co-founded the organization "Women for Cain."[31]

Claims

Abortion

Alveda King has said, "Mrs. Coretta Scott King knew that her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was pro-life" despite his winning the Margaret Sanger Award from Planned Parenthood in 1966.[32][33][34] In 1994, According to Fox News, Alveda King has "long argued" that Dr. King was a Republican.[35] She later blogged that MLK was politically independent.[36] Also, after the Republicans nominated Barry Goldwater (who voted against the Civil Rights Act) and Strom Thurmond became a Republican, Dr. King actively campaigned against Goldwater.[37]

After civil rights leader Rosa Parks died in 2005, Alveda King claimed Parks was a symbol for the pro-life movement[38] (although she had served on the Board of Advocates of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America).[39][40]

Alveda King once wrote: "Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood once said, 'Colored people are like human weeds and are to be exterminated'."[41] Planned Parenthood used deception to get Black leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks to consider her message under the guise of wanting to help the African American community all the while targeting them for genocide.[citation needed]

LGBT rights

King has spoken out against same-sex marriage. Her position is outlined in her article, "Human Sexuality: It All Started With An Apple!"[42]

Personal life

King has been married and divorced three times. She has six living children. She had two abortions and suffered one miscarriage.[16]

Works

King has written the following books:

  • For generations to come: Poetry by Alveda King Beal (as Alveda King Beal) (1986)
  • The Arab Heart (as Alveda King Beal) (1986)
  • Sons of Thunder: The King Family Legacy (2003)
  • I Don't Want Your Man, I Want My Own (2001)
  • Who We Are In Christ Jesus (2008)
  • How Can the Dream Survive If We Murder the Children?: Abortion is Not a Civil Right! (2008)
  • King Rules: Ten Truths for You, Your Family, and Our Nation to Prosper (2014)

King has produced the following musical works:
She released the CD, Let Freedom Ring in 2005,[43] and she has appeared in film and television as both Alveda King[44] and Alveda King Beal.[45]
The Human Experience, a 2010 documentary film, featured commentary from King.

She co-produced the video "Latter Rain" (2005)[46]
She co-executive produced PRAY for AMERICA (2015)[47][48]

See also

References

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  23. ↑ When I was a Democrat: "I’ve been a Democrat, and I’ve been a Republican. I've even considered being an independent. Today, I’m just a Christian."
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  38. ↑ "Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks dies at 92, pro-life leaders call her inspirational", Catholic News Agency; accessed October 26, 2015.
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  44. ↑ IMDb profile of Alveda King
  45. ↑ IMDb profile of Alveda King Beal
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