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She had an older sister named Edythe Scott Bagley (1924–2011), an older sister named Eunice who did not survive childhood, and a younger brother named Obadiah Leonard (1930–2012). The Scott family had owned a farm since the American Civil War , but were not particularly wealthy. [10]
Apr 23, 2024 · While working toward a degree in voice, she met Martin Luther King, Jr., then a graduate theology student at Boston University. They were married in 1953 and had four children. Civil rights activists Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, 1964.
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Coretta Scott King was the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968). She has gained an international reputation as an advocate (someone that supports a cause) for civil rights, nonviolence, international peace, and equal rights for women.
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The two wanted to meet with members of Coretta's family and obtained Edythe's number from her. Mrs. Bagley had lunch with the two, and was pressed by King Sr. over how she felt about her sister possibly marrying his son.
Jan 13, 2012 · Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and widow of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was no exception. In partnership with her husband throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Mrs. King played an...
Jan 11, 2017 · Jan. 11, 2017. MY LIFE, MY LOVE, MY LEGACY. By Coretta Scott King, as told to Barbara Reynolds. Illustrated. 356 pp. Henry Holt & Company. $30. Nearly every image of Coretta Scott...
Jan 18, 2024 · When Martin Luther King Jr. was asked during a 1965 interview if he taught his wife, Coretta Scott King, about issues like world peace, he responded, “I think at many points she educated...
