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person_profile-Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Coretta Scott King

Date of Birth:

Apr 27, 1927

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 30, 2006

Biography of

Coretta Scott King

    Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. 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 1968 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 finally succeeded when Ronald Reagan signed legislation which established Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on November 2, 1983. She later broadened her scope to include both advocacy for LGBTQ rights and opposition to apartheid. King became friends with many politicians before and after Martin's death, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy. Her telephone conversation with John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election has been credited by historians for mobilizing African-American voters.

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Coretta Scott King

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Filmography of

Coretta Scott King

Found 10 Movies in total

... 2021

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2018

King in the Wilderness

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2018

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

Self (archive Footage) ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2008

4 Little Girls

Self ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1986

Nationtime

Self ( Actor )

... 1972

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1970

Lions Love

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1969