Coretta Scott King

CTL-E-4398 · Person · activist · 1927-2006

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American civil rights activist (Apr 27, 1927 - Jan 30, 2006); wife of Martin Luther King Jr. (m. 1953). Antioch College 1951; New England Conservatory of Music voice degree 1954. Subject of Moneta Sleet Jr.'s 1969 Pulitzer-winning photograph.

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Also known as: Coretta Scott

Notes

RELP101 supporting entity: photographed subject of CTL-E-1124.

Referenced by

Black Journal premieres on NET (1968-06-12) — related to → this record
Moneta Sleet Jr. — related to → this record

Sources

Britannica - Coretta Scott King. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Coretta-Scott-King

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