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  1. Apr 27, 2023 · Atlanta has a new monument and garden celebrating and honoring the legacy of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King. The Coretta Scott King Peace and Meditation Garden and monument were dedicated on Thursday, which would have been her 96th birthday. They sit on the grounds of The King Center in Atlanta, which King founded in 1968 to memorialize the life, work, legacy and commitment to nonviolence of her husband, slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The monument was ...

  2. King, Coretta Scott (1927—)African-American activist, and wife of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who took on an independent role in the civil-rights movement in the years following her husband's assassination in 1968. Name variations: Corrie or Cora; Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. Source for information on King, Coretta Scott ...

  3. Mildred D. Taylor, is the recipient of the 2020 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Born in Mississippi in 1943 and raised in Ohio, Taylor resides in Colorado. “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” won the 1977 Newbery Award and a Coretta Scott King Book Award honor.

  4. Feb 23, 2008 · Coretta King was also involved in the anti-apartheid campaign of the 1980s. By the late 1990s she became an activist for HIV/AIDS prevention and a supporter of lesbian and gay rights. Coretta Scott King suffered a stroke and heart attack in 2005. Never fully recovering, she passed away on January 20, 2006 at a rehabilitation center in Mexico.

  5. Description. Interview with Coretta Scott King conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and work, including the Poor People's campaign, his stance against the Vietnam War, and his conflicts with SCLC on this issue. Other topics include living in Chicago during SCLC's time there, the first time the ...

  6. Jan 31, 2006 · Jan. 31, 2006. Coretta Scott King, first known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then as his widow, then as an avid proselytizer for his vision of racial peace and non-violent ...

  7. Jan 17, 2022 · Q: Lottie, Coretta Scott King played an important role in the civil rights movement both during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and after. What are some of the challenges she faced that should be better understood? A: Coretta Scott King was a devoted spouse who marched beside Dr. King. Her husband traveled often and she joined him when she ...