Coretta scott king biography videos

In Alabama, the segregation of white and black citizens was the way of life for a very long time.

As an advocate for African-American equality , she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the s. King was also a singer who often incorporated music into her civil rights work. King met her husband while attending graduate school in Boston. They both became increasingly active in the American civil rights movement. King played a prominent role in the years after her husband's assassination in , when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement.

King founded the King Center , and sought to make his birthday a national holiday.

She wasn't only the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — Coretta Scott King created her own legacy in the movement to end injustice.

King became friends with many politicians before and after Martin's death, including John F. Kennedy , Lyndon B. Johnson , and Robert F. Her telephone conversation with John F. Kennedy during the presidential election has been credited by historians for mobilizing African-American voters. In August , King suffered a stroke which paralyzed her right side and left her unable to speak; five months later, she died of respiratory failure due to complications from ovarian cancer.

Her funeral was attended by some 10, people, including U. Bush , Bill Clinton , George H. Bush and Jimmy Carter. She was temporarily buried on the grounds of the King Center until being interred next to her husband.