Coretta Scott King (1927–2006)
Author of The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
About the Author
Writer and civil rights activist Coretta Scott King was born in Heiberger, Alabama, on April 27, 1927. She studied music at Antioch College and the New England Conservatory of Music. She married Martin Luther King, Jr. on June 18, 1953. Coretta Scott King taught and did fundraising for the civil show more rights movement. When her husband was killed in April, 1968, she took a more active role as a civil rights leader, beginning with her speech on Solidarity Day, June 19, 1968. King has devoted time to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where she has served as president and chief executive officer. She also established the Coretta Scott King Award in conjunction with the American Library Association to honor outstanding and inspirational contributions by an African American author and an African American illustrator. She published her memoir, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1969. She died on January 31, 2006 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Cropped from an image on U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe's website (2004)
Works by Coretta Scott King
I've Seen the Promised Land 3 copies
Dare to Dream 1 copy
Civil Rights Leaders 1 copy
Female Leaders 1 copy
Male Writers 1 copy
Associated Works
I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World (1992) — Foreword, some editions — 583 copies
Muhammad Ali: Heavyweight Champion (Black Americans of Achievement) (1988) — Introduction — 44 copies
Jesse Jackson: Civil Rights Leader and Politician (Black Americans of Achievement) (1987) — Introduction — 29 copies
Battle of the April Storm, Heartsblood, Mornings at Seven, My life with Martin Luther King, Jr (Reader's Digest… (1970) 2 copies
ELLA FITZGERALD — Introduction — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Scott, Coretta
- Birthdate
- 1927-04-27
- Date of death
- 2006-04-30
- Burial location
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Heiberger, Alabama, USA (birth)
- Education
- Antioch College
New England Conservatory of Music - Occupations
- author
activist - Relationships
- King, Martin Luther, Jr. (husband)
King, Yolanda (daughter)
King, Dexter Scott (son)
King, Bernice A. (daughter)
Farris, Christine King (sister-in-law)
King, Martin Luther, Sr. (father-in-law) (show all 7)
King, Martin Luther, III (son) - Organizations
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Ebenezer Baptist Church - Awards and honors
- Congressional Gold Medal (2004)
Horace Mann Award (2004)
Gandhi Peace Prize (2004)
Coretta Scott King Award (named in her honor)
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy (named in her honor)
New England Conservatory of Music Outstanding Alumni Award - Short biography
- See King's biography in the online Encyclopedia of Alabama.
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Statistics
- Works
- 15
- Also by
- 30
- Members
- 933
- Popularity
- #27,527
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 23
- ISBNs
- 42
- Languages
- 5
- Favorited
- 1
Premise/plot: This is a nonfiction picture book for children [and older readers.] It is adapted from a memoir or autobiography written by Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
My thoughts: Without a doubt librarians and teachers will pick this one up and push it, push it, push it. Is that a bad thing? Probably not. Just honestly saying that this is probably more a book adults will encourage children to choose instead of being one of those books that children will choose to pick up and read on their own. No judgment intended.
As an adult, I appreciated it. I definitely found the illustrations to be wonderful. I liked the text as well.… (more)