Coretta Scott King, who has been called “The First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement,” was born on April 27, 1927 and passed away on January 30, 2006.
According to the African American Almanac:
King “became increasingly involved in the struggle for civil rights through her husband’s activities. After his death, she quickly became a dynamic activist and peace crusader.” Her “sense of justice and her eloquence in negotiating matters extended to issues both at home and abroad.” She “was a tireless advocate for African Americans, human rights, and the philosophy of nonviolence. She received numerous honorary degrees from colleges and universities all over the country.”
eBooks
Here are some eBooks about Coretta Scott King and other important African American women in the Civil Rights Movement.
Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King (eBook, 2012) by Edythe Scott Bagley
“Desert Rose details Coretta Scott King’s upbringing in a family of proud, land-owning African Americans with a profound devotion to the ideals of social equality and the values of education, as well as her later role as her husband’s most trusted confidant and advisor.”
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement (eBook, 2018) by Janet Dewart Bell
“A groundbreaking collection of profiles of African American women leaders in the twentieth-century fight for civil rights.”
It’s Our Movement Now: Black Women’s Politics and the 1977 National Women’s Conference (eBook, 2022) by Laura L. Lovett, Rachel Jessica Daniel, and Kelly N. Giles
A “remarkable cross section of Black women who attended the 1977 National Women’s Conference. These women advocated for civil and women’s rights but also for accessibility, lesbians, sex workers, welfare recipients, laborers, and children. The women featured in this book include icons Coretta Scott King and Michelle Cearcy, a teenager who served as a torchbearer at the conference.”
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