Biography Coretta Scott King

by McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino

• ISBN13: 9780822571568
• ISBN10: 0822571560
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-03
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group

Summary

Coretta Scott King knew about dreams. Growing up in segregated Alabama in the 1930s, she endured racist taunts and saw her home and her father's sawmill burn to the ground. Yet music gave her hope. A talented singer, Coretta studied to be a music teacher, then moved to Boston to be an opera singer. There she met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and in 1953, they married. Coretta worked at Martin's side as an activist and performed concerts to raise money for the movement. After Martin's assassination, Coretta carried on their fight for equality. She established the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and she lobbied to make Dr. King's birthday a national holiday. Coretta worked for human rights around the world until she suffered a stroke in 2005. At her funeral in 2006, she was honored as ?one of the most admired Americans of our time.?

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Determined to Succeed	p. 11
Big Dreams	p. 19
The Montgomery Bus Boycott	p. 31
National Spotlight	p. 41
Growing Family and Expanding Movement	p. 51
We Shall Overcome	p. 61
Fighting War and Poverty	p. 71
Learning to Forgive	p. 79
Keeper of the Dream	p. 89
Glossary	p. 102
Source Notes	p. 104
Selected Bibliography	p. 106
Further Reading and Websites	p. 108
Index	p. 109
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