Rene Billups Baker

Rene Billups Baker is the daughter of Charles Billups, a leader in the pivotal Birmingham campaign for civil rights in 1963. Her father worked closely with Martin Luther King, Jr., who gave her ice cream when she was a child. After suffering trauma during the civil rights movement, she became a child care provider. Gifted with a beautiful voice, she sings solos in her church choir. Her husband, Winston Baker, earned medals for his courageous military service during the Vietnam War.