Civil rights activist Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was born in Marion, Alabama.
This Day in Black History: April 27, 1927
Coretta Scott was born in Marion, Alabama. She would marry civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and work alongside him to secure equal rights for African-Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and '60s. Following her husband’s assassination in 1968, she continued his life’s work by establishing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia. She was also the driving force behind the designation of her husband’s birthday as a national holiday (President Ronald Reagan signed the bill in 1983) and was also an accomplished author and regular contributor to CNN. She suffered a heart attack in August 2005 and passed away on January 30, 2006. She was 78.
20 Interesting Facts About Coretta Scott King
They say that behind every great man is a great woman, and there aren’t many men greater than Martin Luther King Jr. So in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I thought it would nice to bring Coretta Scott King
to light and share some of the wonderful things she did with her husband and what she accomplished after his unfortunate death.
READ MORE: 20 Interesting Facts About Coretta Scott King
https://www.phactual.com/20-interesting-fa... Coretta’s great-grandmother was the midwife at her birth; she was also a former slave.
Coretta’s father, Obie, was the first black man to own a truck in the neighborhood.
At just ten years old Coretta started working to help her family financially. She and her siblings also picked cotton during The Great Depression to earn extra money.
Coretta is dependent from the Mende people of Sierra Leone.
During her time in high school, Coretta became the leading soprano in her senior chorus.
Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 at 11:35AM
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