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Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
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Dr. King's childhood neighborhood.
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Dr. King's childhood neighborhood.

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Mama King (Alberta)  

Did You Know?
Mama King (Alberta) was playing the organ in 1974 when a young Black man named Marcus Wayne Chennault stood up and opened fire. He killed Mama King and a Deacon and wounded two other Deacons. He was sentenced to life in prison and died in 1988. No reason was ever given for why he killed Mrs. King.

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