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Informationen zum Autor LAURA T. McCARTY is vice president of the Georgia Humanities Council. She serves on the executive committee of the New Georgia Encyclopedia as well as the board of the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries and the advisory committee for the Georgia Center for the Book. Klappentext Coretta Scott was committed to social justice long before she met and married Martin Luther King, Jr. She shared in all the dangers that King's prominence in the civil rights movement brought, and she saw herself as full partner in the movement. Yet she generally remained in the background, supporting King's work and caring for their children, until his assassination transformed her into a movement leader in her own right: founder of the King Center, leader of a mass demonstration for a renewed national commitment to nonviolent social change, force behind the establishment of the national holiday bearing her husband's name. This book follows the trajectory of Coretta Scott King's tumultuous life at the heart of the most important American social movement of the 20th century. Coretta Scott was committed to social justice long before she met and married Martin Luther King, Jr. She shared in all the dangers that King's prominence in the civil rights movement brought, and she saw herself as full partner in the movement. Yet she generally remained in the background, supporting King's work and caring for their children, until his assassination transformed her into a movement leader in her own right: founder of the King Center, leader of a mass demonstration for a renewed national commitment to nonviolent social change, force behind the establishment of the national holiday bearing her husband's name. This book follows the trajectory of Coretta Scott King's tumultuous life at the heart of the most important American social movement of the 20th century. Zusammenfassung In the dark days following the assassination of Martin Luther King! Jr.! Coretta Scott King courageously emerged from her supporting role in the civil rights movement to preserve King's legacy of nonviolent commitment to social justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Acknowledgments Timeline Introduction Chapter 1 Black Belt Heritage Chapter 2 Journey North and Back Chapter 3 Beginnings: Family, Work, Movement Chapter 4 Putting Down Roots in Atlanta Chapter 5 Difficult Days Chapter 6 Becoming a Widow Chapter 7 Establishing His and Her Legacy: The King Center Chapter 8 Four Children, Another Legacy Chapter 9 Difficult Times for the King Center Chapter 10 Coretta on the International Stage Chapter 11 Guardians of Martins Image and Words Chapter 12 Reopening the King Assassination Chapter 13 Corettas Last Acts Chapter 14 Homegoing Services Chapter 15 The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Conclusion Selected Resources ...
