Coretta Scott King

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Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing racial and gender equality and preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.

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instanceOf author
civil rights activist
feminist
human
nonviolence advocate
pacifist
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
Four Freedoms Award
Spingarn Medal
birthName Coretta Scott King self-linksurface differs
surface form: Coretta Scott
burialPlace Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
causeOfDeath ovarian cancer
child Bernice King
Dexter Scott King
Martin Luther King III
Yolanda King
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-04-27
dateOfDeath 2006-01-30
educatedAt Antioch College
New England Conservatory of Music
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Scott
fieldOfWork civil rights
gender equality
human rights
nonviolent resistance
racial equality
social justice
founded Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
fullName Coretta Scott King self-link
gender female
genre autobiography
memoir
givenName Coretta Scott King self-linksurface differs
surface form: Coretta
hasSignature Coretta Scott King signature
knownFor advocacy for gender equality
advocacy for nonviolence
advocacy for racial equality
leadership in the American Civil Rights Movement
preserving the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
support for LGBT rights
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: American Civil Rights Movement

LGBT rights movement
peace movement
women's rights movement
notableWork My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
occupation author
civil rights activist
public speaker
placeOfBirth Heiberger, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Rosarito
surface form: Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
positionHeld Martin Luther King III
surface form: President of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
religion Baptist
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
sibling Edith Scott Bagley
Eunice Scott
Obadiah Scott
spouse Martin Luther King Jr.

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My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. author Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King birthName Coretta Scott King self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Coretta Scott
King Center Reflecting Pool commemorates Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King fullName Coretta Scott King self-link
Coretta Scott King givenName Coretta Scott King self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Coretta
King family hasMatriarch Coretta Scott King
King hasNotableBearer Coretta Scott King
King family hasNotableMember Coretta Scott King
Selma (2014 film) mainCharacter Coretta Scott King
Bernice mother Coretta Scott King
subject surface form: Bernice King
Dexter Scott King mother Coretta Scott King
Dexter mother Coretta Scott King
subject surface form: Dexter Scott King
Martin Luther King III mother Coretta Scott King
Yolanda King mother Coretta Scott King
Antioch College notableAlumni Coretta Scott King
Poor People’s Campaign notableParticipant Coretta Scott King
Christine King Farris notableRelative Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Sr. notableRelative Coretta Scott King
Obadiah Scott notableRelative Coretta Scott King
Bernice King parent Coretta Scott King
Selma to Montgomery marches participant Coretta Scott King
Angela Bassett portrayed Coretta Scott King
Carmen Ejogo portrayed Coretta Scott King
Alfred Daniel Williams King relative Coretta Scott King
Obadiah Scott sibling Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr. spouse Coretta Scott King
Martin spouse Coretta Scott King
subject surface form: Martin Luther King Jr.