#coretta scott king

[cartermagazine]

She Gave Us King

Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Marion, AL, on this date April 27, 1927.

Before the world knew Martin Luther King Jr., there was Coretta Scott. We have always heard the saying “In order to know where you’re going, you must know where you came from.” Well this still is revelant today.

Coretta’s father was an entrepreneur and knew injustice all to well, when his business was burned down. Despite challenging odds, her mother risked her safety by busing her children and the children of others, to the only Black school in their vicinity. Her older sister was a pioneer, becoming the first African American to attend college on integrated terms.

Corettta graduated valedictorian of her high school and studied music and education in college. For these experiences, along with her family’s quest for justice, became the building blocks for her activism. She was active on her local school board, NAACP and college’s Race Relations and Civil Liberties Committees. Because Scott used music as a way to create change, it only made sense to bring life to it in her civil rights work as well.

The tools that her family instilled in her such as perseverance, ambition and hope, prepared her for one of her greatest roles. Being the foundation of a people, lead by one man. by Syreeta Gates for CARTER™️ Magazine

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[citizenscreen]

"Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul."

- Coretta Scott King, born on April 27, 1927

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[twixnmix]

Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King enjoying a Sunday dinner with their children at home in Atlanta on November 8, 1964.

Photos by Flip Schulke

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[tygerland]

Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested for "loafing around in court" as his wife, Coretta, looks on. King was at the courthouse in Montgomery Alabama to support his friend and mentor, civil-rights leader Ralph David Abernathy. (Photo by Charles Moore, September 3, 1958.)

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[okayysophia]

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[readyforevolution]

Michael Jackson with Coretta Scott King ( Martin Luther King's widow ) and Redd Foxx at the 6th NAACP Image Awards fund raising dinner held at the Hollywood Paladium, California, where the Jackson 5 received the NAACP Image Award for Best Singing Group on November 18th, 1972. #70s #motown #naacpimageawards

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[weirdtvland]

Martin Luther King Jr vacationing with his wife, Coretta Scott King in Jamaica (1967) 💙

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[forever70s]

Coretta Scott King posing with her children [with a portrait of her late husband, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, in the background] (1972)

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[jstor]

"Tuskegee University Archives recently released new recordings from the Tuskegee Civic Association records that feature prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. These speeches address the Tuskegee community by civil rights leaders like John Lewis and Coretta Scott King, fill in historical gaps to illuminate the relationships between leaders and their constituents."

The Chapel Collection audio recordings–yes, audio is now on JSTOR!–are freely available for listening. Hear the recordings on JSTOR or learn more about the collection from JSTOR Daily.

Image credit: Tuskegee University Archives. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. March 25, 1965.

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[federer7]

Coretta Scott King & Family, 1968

Photo: Harry Benson

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[twixnmix]

Coretta Scott King with her daughters Yolanda King and Bernice King at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on November 8, 1964. 

Photos by Flip Schulke

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[sbrown82]

I didn’t tell Ms Bernice but 🤭

https://x.com/berniceking/status/1744842781565112717?s=46&t=H1WNxKqJcb8tY5zETMBISw

Bernice said “y’all gone stop playing in my mama face!” 😆🥴

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[tygerland]

Coretta Scott King talks with Bob Dylan after they were each given honorary degrees from Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Photo by William E. Sauro, 9 June 1970.

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