Coretta Scott King: American author, activist, and civil rights leader; wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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 Heiberger, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 2006 (aged 78) Playas de Rosarito, Mexico |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Civil rights, women's rights, gay rights, human rights, equal rights activist, author |
| Spouse | 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. 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.
References
Other websites
Media related to Coretta Scott King at Wiki 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
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