1. Coretta Scott King Devoted wife Caring wife
Woman of dignity honor and respect
First lady of civil rights

2. Coretta Scott King
Born on April 27,1927 in Perry County, Alabama to the late Obie and Bernice Scott who were 1 of few African American farm owners of that time.

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Attended Lincoln high school an all black school with integrated staff. After graduating attended Antioch college in Ohio with a music scholarship where she got a B.A in music and elementary education in 1949

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With the help from a grant she enrolled in the New England conservatory of music in 1951 where she earned her bachelors degree in music.

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While attending school in Boston she met the late Martin Luther King who on June 18, 1953 in Marion ,Alabama. Martin Luther King became her lovely wife.

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Two years later there first child Yolanda is born on November 17,1955.
Two months later on January 30th 1956 a bomb is thrown at their Montgomery house where Coretta and Yolanda were but neither were injured

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A year later on October 23,1957 there second son Martin 3rd is born

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Jan. 24, King family moves from Montgomery to Atlanta, where King becomes co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father.

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Jan. 30, Dexter is born and in the next 2 years
March 28, Bernice is born

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on Aug. 28, At the March on Washington,her husband King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

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5 years later April 4th 1968 her great husband is assassinated in Memphis Tennessee because of his peaceful movements and his big role in the Civil rights Movement which now makes her a widow

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June 26, the same year Coretta founds the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center in Atlanta so that she and others could honor the struggle he went through for a change

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Nov. 3, President Reagan signs a bill establishing the third Monday of January as the Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday and in
Jan. 20, 1986 The First national celebration of the King holiday is observed

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A woman who still fought after her husband died. A woman who handled her business and defeated being a widow and keep her husbands dream alive while raising 4 kids in front of the world

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Aug. 16, 2005 she Suffered a stroke and heart attack and her health began to decrease at that time and she went to a clinic in Mexico where the doctors said there was nothing left to do

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January 31st 2006 this precious lady died from complications and was flown back with daughter and caregiver Bernice to Atlanta where Watkins funeral home held her body

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Making history after her death she became the first woman and African American to lay in state at the Georgia Capitol Rotunda

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With a Beautiful Home going service she was buried on February 7th 2006 at the New Birth Baptist Church with people from everywhere and all backgrounds came to pay their respect and to honor Coretta and her Daughter Bernice brought down the house with her powerful sermon sounding just like her father

19. honor
loyalty
respect
dignity
legend
pride

20. Forever in our Hearts