Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. She was the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.. Scott King helped lead the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
Coretta Scott King | |
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 King in 1964 | |
| Born | Coretta Scott April 27, 1927 |
| Died | January 30, 2006 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Civil rights, women's rights, gay rights, human rights, equal rights activist, author |
| Spouse(s) | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Children | Yolanda King (deceased) Martin Luther King III Dexter Scott King Bernice King |
| Parent(s) | Obadiah Scott Bernice McMurray Scott |
| Family | Martin Luther King, Sr. (father-in-law) Alberta Williams King (mother-in-law) Christine King Farris (sister-in-law) |
Scott King played an important role in the years after her husband's 1968 assassination when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement.
Scott King was born on April 27, 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama.[1] She studied at Lincoln Normal School and at Antioch College.
King was married to Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1953 until his death in 1968. They had four children: Dexter Scott King; Yolanda King; Bernice Albertine King and Martin Luther King III
King was in a hospital in Rosarito Beach, Mexico after she had a stroke and had ovarian cancer. She died on January 30, 2006 in the hospital from a stroke and respiratory failure, aged 78.[2]
Coretta Scott King Media
Coretta Scott King and her husband Martin Luther King in 1964.
King with her husband and daughter Yolanda in 1956
Coretta Scott with her husband and Vice President-elect Hubert Humphrey on December 17, 1964
King comforting daughter Bernice at her husband's funeral, in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo by Moneta Sleet Jr.
King attending the 1976 Democratic National Convention
King, along with Rosalynn Carter, Andrew Young, Jimmy Carter, and other civil rights leaders during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, January 14, 1979
Coretta Scott attends the signing of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King sarcophagus within the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
Sarcophagus site in the King Center.
References
- ↑ "Coretta Scott King". Women's History. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ↑ "Leader Passes Quietly into the Night: Coretta Scott King Dies at 78". National Black Justice Coalition. January 31, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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Media related to Coretta Scott King at Wikimedia Commons
- Coretta Scott King's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- Coretta Scott King's political donations Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- About.com Profile of Coretta Scott King, Human Rights Advocate Archived 2006-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Coretta Scott King entry from African American Lives – OUP Blog Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- A King Among Men (King family vegetarianism) Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Coretta Scott King at Find-A-Grave