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Perhaps one of Coretta Scott King’s most well-known achievements is her decades-long campaign to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday. In 1983, after 15 years of tireless ...
A new bronze sculpture called "The Embrace" meant to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King was blasted by some onlookers as "hideous" after it was unveiled on the grounds of Boston ...
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were the proud parents of four children. Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King have dedicated ...
When Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday and holiday roll around ... of course, with his wife, Coretta. It’s especially heartwarming to see images of Martin and Coretta giving each other hugs ...
A year after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the publishing company Holt, Rinehart and Winston released Coretta Scott King’s My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr. A senior editor at HRW ...
The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day was January 20, 1986. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. King, had a great idea in the year prior to the first observance of the federal holiday. Speaking at ...
In July 2024, a color photo of what appeared to be American activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, went viral on X (archived), garnering more than 16.9 million views ...
The Coretta Scott King Classic (CSKC) was formed to honor the legacy of Mrs. King and celebrate female empowerment in sports. This is the first time the names of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ...
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