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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.
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.
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.
Jan 18, 2024 · In fact, Coretta Scott King took an interest in activism well before she married the man who would become the nation’s foremost civil rights leader. Throughout her 13-year marriage to King...
Jan 30, 2006 · The widow of one of the most influential leaders in the world, Coretta Scott King provided Martin Luther King, Jr., with what he called the “love, sacrifices, and loyalty [without which] neither life nor work would bring fulfillment” (King, Stride, 11).
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 social...
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 King...
