Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his assassination in 1968.

Jan 20, 2025 · After the tragic assassination of Dr. King in 1968, Coretta Scott King refused to let his dream fade. She picked up the torch and carried it forward, founding the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.

In 1984, Congress established the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to coordinate the inaugural observance of King Day and plan its celebrations. Coretta Scott King, who originally proposed its creation, served as chair of the commission, which included members of Congress, presidential appointees, and prominent leaders from the ...

Jan 30, 2006 · The widow of one of the most influential leaders in the world, Coretta Scott King provided Martin Luther King, Jr., with what he called the “love, sacrifices, and loyalty [without which] neither life nor work would bring fulfillment” (King, Stride, 11).

Jan 20, 2025 · Coretta Scott King, widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is shown at a news conference in Atlanta on Jan. 11, 1986, announcing 10 days of events for the first federal holiday honoring the...

4 days ago · Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist who was the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. After they both completed studies in higher learning, the Kings moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where she joined her husband in civil rights activism.

May 17, 2023 · In May, Coretta King spoke at a gathering of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in Chicago. And on June 8, she was the only woman to speak at an anti–Vietnam War rally...

Jan 20, 2025 · Civil Rights activist Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta, daughter Yolanda, 5, & Martin Luther III, 3, sitting together as they play piano in their livingroom, Atlanta, Georgia, 1960.

Jan 15, 2024 · The legacy of Coretta Scott King, the late wife of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spans decades of peace advocacy and civil rights work and has made her 'among the most prominent women leaders of our time'

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., [1] and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) ... Sign (1969) pro­mot­ing a holiday on the an­ni­ver­sa­ry of King's death Ronald Reagan and Coretta Scott King at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day signing ceremony.