Coretta Scott King Fast Facts Here’s a look at the life of Coretta Scott King, civil rights and peace activist. Personal Death date: January 30, 2006 Birth place: Marion, Alabama Children: Bernice, March 28, 1963; Dexter, January 30, 1961; Martin III, October, 23, 1957; Yolanda, November 17, 1955 Education: Antioch College, B.A. in music and education, 1951; New England Conservatory of Music, voice and violin, 1954 Religion: Baptist Other Facts She didn’t believe James Earl Ray murdered her husband, but rather that his assassination was the result of a government conspiracy. Valedictorian of her high school class. Timeline June 18, 1953 – Marries Martin Luther King Jr. 1954 – Moves to Montgomery, Alabama, with her husband when he is named pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.