Background
King, Coretta Scott was born on April 27, 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Obidiah and Bernice (McMurray) Scott.
Coretta Scott King
1983
301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States
Coretta Scot King stands at the podium beside Murray H. Finley during the Americans for Democratic Action Roosevelt-Humphrey Dinner at the Waldord Astoria Hotel.
1989
Washington, D.C., United States
Coretta Scott King, center, holding hands with her son, Martin Luther King III, right, and her daughter, Bernice, left, during the Hands Across America line near the Lincoln Memorial.
2003
Washington, DC., United States
Coretta Scott King attends a ceremony dedicating an engraved marker in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the 40th anniversary.
2004
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1968
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1969
Coretta Scott King
1969
American civil rights activist and widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King sits behind a microphone at a desk on the set of the CBS news program 'Face the Nation,'.
1970
Coretta Scott King, widow of the assassinated American civil rights leader, with a copy of her book 'My Life With Martin Luther King Jnr'.
1973
New York City, New York, United States
Labor rights leader Cesar Chavez (third from right) and Coretta Scott King (fourth from right) leading a lettuce boycott march down a street. They are holding placards.
1976
King attending the Democratic National Convention.
1980
American Civil Rights activist Coretta Scott King stands at a lectern and gives a speech and an unspecified event.
1983
Coretta Scott attends the signing of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by President Ronald Reagan.
1950
Coretta Scott King
1953
The wedding portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott. From left: Christine King, A.D. Williams King, Martin Luther King Jr., Naomi King, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Sr., Edythe Scott Bagley, Bernice Scott, Alberta Williams King, with flower girl Alveda King and Obadiah Scott.
1956
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Martin Luther King is welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court.
1956
Coretta Scott King with Martin Luther King.
1956
454 Dexter Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104, United States
Coretta Scott King holds daughter Yolanda Denise King, the first of her and Martin’s four children, in the parsonage of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
1956
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. relaxes at home with his family.
1963
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coretta Scott King sits with her husband and three of their four children in their Atlanta home.
1964
Coretta Scott with her husband and Vice President-elect Hubert Humphrey.
1964
Dr. and Mrs. King
1964
New York, United States
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
1964
Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King visit Boston University.
1964
Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr.
1965
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
This photo supplied by the High Museum of Art shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King leading freedom marchers.
1965
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta, lead a five-day march to the Alabama State Capitol.
1966
206 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30334, United States
Ralph David Abernathy (second from left) marches with Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr. (center) on the Georgia state capitol. All were influential leaders during the early years of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
1968
Coretta Scott King
1969
Coretta Scott King
1969
American civil rights activist and widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King sits behind a microphone at a desk on the set of the CBS news program 'Face the Nation,'.
1970
Coretta Scott King, widow of the assassinated American civil rights leader, with a copy of her book 'My Life With Martin Luther King Jnr'.
1973
New York City, New York, United States
Labor rights leader Cesar Chavez (third from right) and Coretta Scott King (fourth from right) leading a lettuce boycott march down a street. They are holding placards.
1976
King attending the Democratic National Convention.
1977
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
President Jimmy Carter, left, presents the Medal of Freedom Award to Coretta Scott King during a ceremony at the White House.
1980
American Civil Rights activist Coretta Scott King stands at a lectern and gives a speech and an unspecified event.
1983
Coretta Scott attends the signing of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by President Ronald Reagan.
1983
301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States
Coretta Scot King stands at the podium beside Murray H. Finley during the Americans for Democratic Action Roosevelt-Humphrey Dinner at the Waldord Astoria Hotel.
1989
Washington, D.C., United States
Coretta Scott King, center, holding hands with her son, Martin Luther King III, right, and her daughter, Bernice, left, during the Hands Across America line near the Lincoln Memorial.
1993
Washington, United States
Coretta Scott King
2003
Washington, DC., United States
Coretta Scott King attends a ceremony dedicating an engraved marker in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the 40th anniversary.
2004
King poses next to a portrait of her husband.
2004
Coretta Scott King
2005
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coretta Scott King arrives at the Hero Awards.
2005
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Coretta Scott King attends Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball at the Bacara Resort and Spa.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coretta Scott King's temporary gravesite.
Selma, Alabama, United States
Coretta Scott King and her husband lead a black voting rights march.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The family of Martin Luther King walk in the funeral procession of the slain civil rights leader.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King
The Rev Dr. Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King.
New York, New York, United States
Two powerful women in the civil rights movement sit and laugh together, as Maya Angelou and Coretta Scott King attend the ‘Maya Angelou Life Mo-saic ‘ Collection by Hallmark.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
101 Jackson St NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, United States
Coretta Scott King mourns her husband Martin Luther King, Jr., during his funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was a pastor.
Pensive portrait of Coretta Scott King, wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Activist Coretta Scott King addresses the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
New York City, New York, United States
Maya Angelou and Coretta Scott King during "Maya Angelou Life Mosaic" Collection by Hallmark at Metropolitan Pavilion.
Harry Belafonte, Senator Barack H. Obama, Coretta Scott King, Congressman John Lewis, Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, Kenny Leon, and Joshua Nelson.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife Coretta Scott King holds and plays with their youngest daughter Bernice outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Coretta Scott King, along with her sons and Reverend Abernathy, walk through the streets of Memphis after the assassination of her husband, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. enjoys Sunday dinner with his wife Coretta and daughters Yolanda and Bernice.
Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta march together along a rural Mississippi road with the March Against Fear.
The family of Martin Luther King Jr. sits in the front pew during his funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Coretta Scott King and her son Dexter visit the grave of Martin Luther King Jr. one year after his assassination.
Civil Rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with his wife Coretta, daughter Yolanda, 5, and Martin Luther III, 3, sitting together as they play piano in their living room.
Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and her daughter, Yolanda, sit in a car as it leaves for Martin Luther King Jr's funeral, Atlanta, Georgia. The reflection of a group of mourners standing in front of a house is visible in the window of the car.
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King, Coretta Scott was born on April 27, 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Obidiah and Bernice (McMurray) Scott.
AB, Antioch College, 1951. Bachelor of Music, New England Conservatory Music, 1954. Doctor of Music, New England Conservatory Music, 1971.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Boston University, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters, Marymount-Manhattan College, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters, Morehouse College, 1970.
Doctor of Humanities, Brandeis University, 1969. Doctor of Humanities, Wilberforce University, 1970. Doctor of Humanities, Bethune-Cookman College, 1970.
Doctor of Humanities, Princeton University, 1970. Doctor of Laws, Bates College, 1971.
Debut as singer, Springfield, Ohio 1948. Numerous concerts throughout United States of America. Performed in India 1959, and at Freedom Concert, United States of America.
Voice Instructor, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga. 1962; Delegate to White House Conference on Children and Youth 1960. Sponsor, Committee Sane Nuclear Policy, Committee on Responsibility, Mobilization to End War in Viet-Nam 1966-1967.
President Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation; Chairman Commission, on Economics Justice for Women:. Executive Committee, National Committee of Inquiry.
Co-Chairman Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Viet-Nam, National Commission, for Full Employment 1974. President Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change.
Co-Chairperson National Committee Full Employment. Executive Board National Health Insurance Committee. Lecturer and writer.
Recipient National Council Negro Women Annual Brotherhood award, 1957, Outstanding Citizenship award Montgomery (Alabama) Improvement Association, 1959, Merit award St. Louis Argus, 1960, Distinguished Achievement award National Organization Colored Women's Clubs, 1962, Louise Waterman Wise award American Jewish Congress Women's Auxiliary, 1963, Myrtle Wreath award Cleveland Hadassah, 1965, award for excellence in field human relations Society Family of May, 1968, Universal Love award Premio San Valentine Committee, 1968, Wateler Peace prize, 1968, Dag Hammarskjold award, 1969, Pacem in Terris award International Overseas Service Foundation, 1969, Leadership for Freedom award Roosevelt University, 1971, Martin Luther King Memorial medal College City New York, 1971, International Viareggio award, 1971, Eugene V. Debs award, 1982, numerous others. Named Woman of Year Utility Club New York City, 1962, Woman of Year National Association Radio and television Announcers, 1968, United Auto Workers Social Justice award, 1980.
(Created as a 'living memorial' to the philosophy and idea...)
(A set of six African-American biographies and children's ...)
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(The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.{Paperback,2001})
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Author: My Life With Martin Luther King, Junior, 1969, The Words of Martin Luther King, 1983. Contributor articles to magazines. Syndicated newspaper columnist New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation, 1986-1990, United Features Syndicate, 1990-1994.Concert debut, Springfield, Ohio, 1948. Numerous concerts throughout United States, concerts, India, 1959, performances, Freedom Concert. Freelance journalist.
Bible is the only source of theology and Christian doctrine.
When peaceful alternatives to resolve the conflict failed, the use of force may be the only option to check aggression or genocide.
The family is the basic human community through which persons are nurtured and sustained in mutual love, responsibility, respect, and fidelity.
Delaware to White House Conference Children and Youth, 1960. Sponsor Committee for Sane Nuclear Policy, Committee on Responsibility, Mobilization to End War in Viet Nam, 1966, 67, Margaret Sanger Memorial Foundation. Member Southern Rural Action Project, Inc.
President Martin Luther King, Junior Foundation. Chairman Commission on Economic Justice for Women. Member executive committee National Committee Inquiry.
Co-chairman Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam, National Committee for Full Employment, 1974. President Martin Luther King Junior Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Co-chairperson National Committee Full Employment.
Member executive board National Health Insurance Committee. Active Young Women’s Christian Association. Board directors Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Junior Foundation Great Britain.
Trustee Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation, Ebenezer Baptist Church. Member National Council Negro Women (Annual Brotherhood award 1957), Women Strike for Peace (delegate disarmament conference Geneva, Switzerland 1962, citation for work in peace and freedom 1963), Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, United Church Women (board managers), Alpha Kappa Alpha (honorary). Club: Links (Human Dignity and Human Rights award Norfolk chapter 1964).
Married Martin Luther King, Junior, June 18, 1953 (deceased April 4, 1968). Children: Yolanda Denise, Martin Luther III, Dexter Scott, Bernice Albertine.
