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Nov 9, 2009 · Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was a distinguished activist and author who sought to uphold her husband's legacy.
as the founder of the king center, architect of dr. king’s legacy, and lifelong human rights activist for social change and peace, coretta scott king was among the most prominent women leaders of our time.
Although best known for being the wife of famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King created her own legacy in the movement to end injustice. She also worked to continue he husband’s legacy after his death. Coretta Scott was born in Marion, Alabama on April 27, 1927.
Jan 30, 2006 · After King’s assassination on 4 April 1968, Coretta Scott King devoted much of her life to spreading her husband’s philosophy of nonviolence. Just days after his death, she led a march on behalf of sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jan 18, 2024 · Born in Heiberger, Alabama, on April 27, 1927, Scott King experienced racism from a young age. Her family’s land ownership made them a target for white racists who burned down their home and...
Feb 1, 2006 · Coretta Scott King, known first as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then as his widow, then as an avid proselytizer for his vision of racial peace and nonviolent...
Jan 31, 2006 · Coretta Scott King died Monday night, in bed at a holistic health center in Mexico, just south of San Diego. She was 78 years old.
