Coretta Scott King wasn't just MLK Jr.'s wife. She was a force of nature who shaped history on her own terms. Born April 27, 1927, in Heiberger, Alabama, she faced segregation head-on from childhood, ...

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 ...

When we think of the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr. is often at the forefront of our minds. But behind the scenes and, ultimately, on the front lines herself, was his wife, Coretta ...

Upon learning she had terminal cancer, Coretta Scott King faced her future with dignity and grace. A woman who could have let herself be known solely for tragedy, but refused to shelter herself in ...

A year after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the publishing company Holt, Rinehart and Winston released Coretta Scott King’s My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr. A senior editor at HRW, ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...