Coretta Scott King (1927–2006)
Autor de The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sobre El Autor
Writer and civil rights activist Coretta Scott King was born in Heiberger, Alabama, on April 27, 1927. She studied music at Antioch College and the New England Conservatory of Music. She married Martin Luther King, Jr. on June 18, 1953. Coretta Scott King taught and did fundraising for the civil mostrar más rights movement. When her husband was killed in April, 1968, she took a more active role as a civil rights leader, beginning with her speech on Solidarity Day, June 19, 1968. King has devoted time to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where she has served as president and chief executive officer. She also established the Coretta Scott King Award in conjunction with the American Library Association to honor outstanding and inspirational contributions by an African American author and an African American illustrator. She published her memoir, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1969. She died on January 31, 2006 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Cropped from an image on U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe's website (2004)
Obras de Coretta Scott King
I've Seen the Promised Land 3 copias
Dare to Dream 1 copia
Civil Rights Leaders 1 copia
Female Leaders 1 copia
Male Writers 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Otros nombres
- Scott, Coretta
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1927-04-27
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2006-04-30
- Lugar de sepultura
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Heiberger, Alabama, USA (birth)
- Educación
- Antioch College
New England Conservatory of Music - Ocupaciones
- author
activist - Relaciones
- King, Martin Luther, Jr. (husband)
King, Yolanda (daughter)
King, Dexter Scott (son)
King, Bernice A. (daughter)
Farris, Christine King (sister-in-law)
King, Martin Luther, Sr. (father-in-law) (mostrar todos 7)
King, Martin Luther, III (son) - Organizaciones
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Ebenezer Baptist Church - Premios y honores
- Congressional Gold Medal (2004)
Horace Mann Award (2004)
Gandhi Peace Prize (2004)
Coretta Scott King Award (named in her honor)
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy (named in her honor)
New England Conservatory of Music Outstanding Alumni Award - Biografía breve
- See King's biography in the online Encyclopedia of Alabama.
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- Obras
- 15
- También por
- 30
- Miembros
- 932
- Popularidad
- #27,551
- Valoración
- 4.3
- Reseñas
- 23
- ISBNs
- 42
- Idiomas
- 5
- Favorito
- 1
Premise/plot: This is a nonfiction picture book for children [and older readers.] It is adapted from a memoir or autobiography written by Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
My thoughts: Without a doubt librarians and teachers will pick this one up and push it, push it, push it. Is that a bad thing? Probably not. Just honestly saying that this is probably more a book adults will encourage children to choose instead of being one of those books that children will choose to pick up and read on their own. No judgment intended.
As an adult, I appreciated it. I definitely found the illustrations to be wonderful. I liked the text as well.… (más)