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Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. King was also a singer who often incorporated music into her civil rights work. King met her husband while attending graduate school in Boston. They both became increasingly active in the American civil rights movement. King played a prominent role in the years after her husband's assassination in 1968 when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement. King founded the King Center and sought to make his birthday a national holiday. She finally succeeded when Ronald Reagan signed legislation which established Martin Luther King Jr. Day on November 2, 1983. She later broadened her scope to include both advocacy for LGBT rights and opposition to apartheid.
BornCoretta Scott, April 27, 1927, Heiberger, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 2006, Rosarito Beach, Mexico
Resting placeKing Center for Nonviolent Social Change, (Atlanta, Georgia)
EducationAntioch College (BA), New England Conservatory of Music (BM)
OccupationActivist, author
ChildrenYolanda King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, Bernice King
RelativesYolanda Renee King (granddaughter), Alveda King (niece)

About Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King

Civil Rights Leader Coretta Scott King was born in Heiberger, Alabama, United States on April 27, 1927. She dies at the age of 78, on January 30, 2006.

Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife and a civil rights activist After her husband's assassination, she took on a leadership role in the struggle for racial equality and also became active in the Women's Movement and the LGBT rights movement.

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Coretta Scott King before becoming famous

Coretta Scott King was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1927 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She was valedictorian of Lincoln Normal School, where she played trumpet and piano, and was the first black person in her neighborhood to drive a truck.

Achievement of Coretta Scott King

She was the first African-American to be laid to rest in the Georgia State Capitol after her death.

Coretta Scott King's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Religious Leader Bernice, Civil Rights Leader Yolanda, Movie Actor Dexter, and Civil Rights Leader Martin III were her four children from her marriage to Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. in 1953.

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During her funeral, which was held at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, where her husband's funeral was also held, President US President Jimmy Carter delivered an oration.

Coretta Scott King Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Coretta Scott King updated on March 08 2023.