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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: McCarty, Laura T. Coretta Scott King. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2009 (OCoLC)669386103 |
| Named Person: | Coretta Scott King; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Coretta Scott King |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Laura T McCarty |
| ISBN: | 9780313349812 0313349819 |
| OCLC Number: | 243543948 |
| Description: | xxv, 160 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Series foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline: Events in the Life of Coretta Scott King -- Introduction -- 1: Black belt heritage -- 2: Journey north and back -- 3: Beginnings: family, work, movement -- 4: Putting down roots in Atlanta -- 5: Difficult days -- 6: Becoming a widow -- 7: Establishing his and her legacy: the King Center -- 8: Four children, another legacy -- 9: Difficult times for the King Center -- 10: Coretta on the international stage -- 11: Guardians of Martin's image and words -- 12: Reopening the King assassination -- 13: Coretta's last acts -- 14: Homegoing services -- 15: Coretta Scott King Book Awards -- Conclusion -- Selected resources -- Index. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood biographies. |
| Responsibility: | Laura T. McCarty. |
Abstract:
In the dark days following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King courageously emerged from her supporting role in the civil rights movement to preserve King's legacy of nonviolent commitment to social justice.
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<p>"Biographer Laura T. McCarty has done a remarkable and laudable biography tracing the life of an equally remarkable and laudible woman. . . . "Coretta Scott King" is a superbly written biography that should be a part of every school and community library system in this country." - <p>Midwest Book Review - Library Bookwatch Read more...
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