Coretta Scott King
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Coretta Scott King

A Biography

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Coretta Scott King

A Biography

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Coretta Scott was committed to social justice long before she met and married Martin Luther King, Jr. She shared in all the dangers that King's prominence in the civil rights movement brought, and she saw herself as full partner in the movement. Yet she generally remained in the background, supporting King's work and caring for their children, until his assassination transformed her into a movement leader in her own right: founder of the King Center, leader of a mass demonstration for a renewed national commitment to nonviolent social change, force behind the establishment of the national holiday bearing her husband's name. This book follows the trajectory of Coretta Scott King's tumultuous life at the heart of the most important American social movement of the 20th century. Coretta Scott was committed to social justice long before she met and married Martin Luther King, Jr. She shared in all the dangers that King's prominence in the civil rights movement brought, and she saw herself as full partner in the movement. Yet she generally remained in the background, supporting King's work and caring for their children, until his assassination transformed her into a movement leader in her own right: founder of the King Center, leader of a mass demonstration for a renewed national commitment to nonviolent social change, force behind the establishment of the national holiday bearing her husband's name. This book follows the trajectory of Coretta Scott King's tumultuous life at the heart of the most important American social movement of the 20th century.

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Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2009
ISBN
9780313349829
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Series Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Timeline: Events in the Life of Coretta Scott King
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 Black Belt Heritage
  8. Chapter 2 Journey North and Back
  9. Chapter 3 Beginnings: Family, Work, Movement
  10. Chapter 4 Putting Down Roots in Atlanta
  11. Chapter 5 Difficult Days
  12. Chapter 6 Becoming a Widow
  13. Chapter 7 Establishing His and Her Legacy: The King Center
  14. Chapter 8 Four Children, Another Legacy
  15. Chapter 9 Difficult Times for the King Center
  16. Chapter 10 Coretta on the International Stage
  17. Chapter 11 Guardians of Martin's Image and Words
  18. Chapter 12 Reopening the King Assassination
  19. Chapter 13 Coretta's Last Acts
  20. Chapter 14 Homegoing Services
  21. Chapter 15 The Coretta Scott King Book Awards
  22. Conclusion
  23. Selected Resources
  24. Index
  25. Photo essay