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Jan 30, 2006 · Braving death threats and surviving the bombing of their home by white supremacists, Coretta Scott King stood by the cause and her husband, from the Birmingham jail to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, from the March on Washington, to a stage in Oslo, Norway, where he accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace.
During the 1980s, Coretta Scott King reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to apartheid, participating in a series of sit-in protests in Washington, D.C., that prompted nationwide demonstrations against South African racial policies. King had a 10-day trip to South Africa in September 1986.
Jan 17, 2022 · Q: Lottie, Coretta Scott King played an important role in the civil rights movement both during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and after. What are some of the challenges she faced that should be better understood? A: Coretta Scott King was a devoted spouse who marched beside Dr. King. Her husband traveled often and she joined him when she ...
Jan 13, 2017 · News. In her own words: Coretta Scott King on faith, materialism and grief. (RNS) She helped type and edit her husband's sermons and rejected the asceticism he had wanted to model after...
Jan 30, 2006 · During the 1980s, Coretta Scott King reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to South African apartheid, participating in a series of sit-in protests in Washington that prompted nationwide demonstrations against South African racial policies. In 1986 she traveled to South Africa and met with Winnie Mandela.
Nov 3, 2006 · As a proponent of civil and human rights, Coretta Scott King helped her husband, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., lead the modern civil rights movement. During their life together, she was his wife, friend, and partner, raising their four children while supporting his efforts to promote nonviolent social change in race relations during ...
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Jan 30, 2006 · Dr. King took the helm of the civil rights cause during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, initiated by Rosa Parks historic act of civil disobedience when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
