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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 · 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: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via...
By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow | 2017. 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.
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).
Coretta Scott King spoke at many of history’s massive peace and justice rallies. She served as a Women’s Strike for Peace delegate to the 17-nation Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in 1962. She was the first woman to deliver the class day address at Harvard in 1968, and the first woman to preach in a statutory service at St ...
