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Alveda King
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Dr. Alveda C. King-Tookes, niece of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a Senior Fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI) where she is specialized in 'Education Policy' and 'Civil Rights'. She is also chairman and founder of King for America. Alveda King received her honorary Doctorate of Laws from Saint Anslem College.
"A former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, she is the founder of King for America, a faith-based civil rights organization, with a primary focus on educational issues. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute in Arlington, Virginia. One year after her famous uncle was murdered, her father, the Rev. A.D. King was also assassinated." [1]
As a senior fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution she wrote:
- Alveda C. King, "Fighting for School Choice: It's a Civil Right,Wall Street Journal , September 11, 1997
- Alveda King, "School Choice From Around the World, The Washington Times, November 5, 1997
- Alveda King, "Opportunity For Every Child", Washington Times, October 2, 1999
- Alveda King, "Opportunity Scholarships are a Civil Right, EducationNews.org, May 12, 2000
External links
- Dr. Alveda C. King, King for America
- Civil Rights Activist Alveda King-Tookes to Speak at UA, University of Alabama News, September 13, 2001
