Coretta Scott King
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The life story of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist--as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose. One of the first black scholarship students...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
New ed.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 223 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Today, as African American communities stand to lose more wealth than any other demographic during this economic crisis, King's call for economic equality and sustainability is especially pertinent. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind - for the first time - has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Martin Luther...