Who Was Coretta Scott King?

Who Was Coretta Scott King?

By Gail Herman, Who HQ

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Book 147 of 216 in the  Who Was Book Series
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The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right, playing a prominent role in the African American struggle for racial equality in the 1960s.

Here's a gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott King graduated valedictorian from her high school before becoming one of the first African American students at Antioch College in Ohio. It was there that she became politically active, joining the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). After her marriage to Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta took part in the Civil Rights Movement. Following her husband's assassination in 1968, she assumed leadership of the movement. Later in life she was an advocate for the Women's Rights Movement, LGBT rights, and she worked to end apartheid in South Africa.
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
ISBN-13: 9780451532619
ISBN-10: 0451532619
Published on 12/5/2017
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 112

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I use to have the book from the library but I could not finish it in time😢😢