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Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his death. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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Scott wuchs auf der Farm ihrer Eltern Obadiah und Bernice McMurry Scott in Alabama auf. Schon als kleines Mädchen musste sie wegen der wirtschaftlichen Not beim Pflücken der Baumwolle helfen. In den USA herrschte in den 1930er Jahren die Große Depression; das Land erholte sich nur langsam von der Weltwirtschaftskrise (Beginn 1929). 1945 schloss sie...
1969: Antonio-Feltrinelli-Preisseit 1970 wird der Coretta Scott King Award der American Library Associationfür Afro-Amerikanische Schriftsteller und Illustratoren verliehen1983: Four Freedoms Award, in der Kategorie Religionsfreiheit2004: Gandhi-Friedenspreisder indischen RegierungCoretta Scott King: Mein Leben mit Martin Luther King. Mohn, Gütersloh 1985, ISBN 3-579-03643-2.Laura T. McCarty: Coretta Scott King. A Biography. Greenwood Press, Westport CT u. a. 2009, ISBN 978-0-313-34981-2.Vivian Octavian: Coretta. Die Geschichte der Coretta Scott King. Quell-Verlag, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-7918-1018-9.Lisa Renee Rhodes: Coretta Scott King. Civil Rights Activist. Chelsea House Publishers, Philadelphia PA 2005, ISBN 0-7910-8251-2 (Black Americans of Achievement).Literatur von und über Coretta Scott King im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek„Das Erbe der Witwe“. In: Tagesspiegel. 2. Februar 2006 (archive.org)., von Christoph von Marschall„Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 78“, von Peter Appelbome The New York Timesonline, 1. Februar 2006 mit Bildergalerie und Diaserie„Four presidents honor King“, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7. Februar 2006 (Memento vom 29. September 2007 im Internet Archive)Roosevelt Institute, Liste der Preisträger (Memento vom 25. März 2015 im Internet Archive) abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2012
26. Juni 2024 · Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist who was the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. After they both completed studies in higher learning, the Kings moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where she joined her husband in civil rights activism.
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2. Apr. 2014 · Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Prepared by her family, education, and personality for a life committed to social justice and peace, she entered the world stage in 1955 as wife of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and as a leading participant in the American Civil Rights Movement.
30. Jan. 2006 · While initially wary of dating a Baptist minister, she was impressed by his sophistication and intellect and recalled King telling her: “You have everything I have ever wanted in a wife” (Scott King, 53). The two were married at the Scott family home near Marion on 18 June 1953. After the wedding, they returned to Boston to ...