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Coretta Scott King (* 27. April 1927 in Marion, Alabama; † 30. Januar 2006 in Rosarito, Mexiko) war eine US-amerikanische Bürgerrechtlerin und die Ehefrau von Martin Luther King Jr. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Auszeichnungen. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader and 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.
23. Apr. 2024 · Coretta Scott King (born April 27, 1927, Marion, Alabama, U.S.—died January 30, 2006, Rosarito, Mexico) was an American civil rights activist who was the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and in 1951 enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
2. Apr. 2014 · Famous Activists. Womens Rights Activists. Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Updated: Apr 16, 2021. Photo:...
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.
Coretta Scott was born on April 27, 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama to Obadiah Scott and Bernice McMurry Scott. Coretta Scott graduated valedictorian from Lincoln Normal High School and entered Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1945. She received a B.A. in music and education from Antioch.
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. Later that month, she stood in for her husband at an anti–
