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.
long racial reckoning in America. At the ugly end of a presidency that seemed to embrace white supremacy. And just days after a violent insurrection on Capitol Hill that saw the Confederate battle flag waved in the halls of Congress.
“For me, it makes MLK Day feel like more than just our annual celebration,” says Katherine Kennedy, director of the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, which is hosting the event. “It’s a true remembrance of what MLK stood for, fought for, died for. And, especially for those of us who have lived long enough to have been a part of that, it’s a pretty emotional time.”