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- Coretta Scott met her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., while the two were both students in Boston, Massachusetts. She worked side by side with King as he became a leader of the civil rights movement, establishing her own distinguished career as an activist.
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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).
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 assassination in 1968.
Aug 13, 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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- Coretta Scott King was a civil rights activist. She was married to Martin Luther King, Jr., and joined him in civil rights activism in the 1950s an...
- Coretta Scott King was born on April 27, 1927, in Marion, Alabama.
- Coretta Scott King earned a bachelor’s degree in music and education from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and then earned a music degree f...
- Coretta Scott King had four children. Yolanda King was born in 1955 and died in 2007. Martin Luther King III was born in 1957. Dexter Scott King wa...
- Coretta Scott King died on January 30, 2006, in Rosarito, Mexico, at the age of 78.
Apr 2, 2014 · Coretta Scott met her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., while the two were both students in Boston, Massachusetts. She worked side by side with King as he became a leader of the civil rights ...
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.
Coretta Scott King’s remarkable partnership with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resulted not only in four children who became dedicated to carrying forward their parents’ work, but also in a life devoted to the highest values of human dignity in service to social change.
May 17, 2023 · The complicated story of the marriage of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King.
