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.
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
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.
Biographer Laura T. McCarty has done a remarkable and laudable
biography tracing the life of an equally remarkable and laudible
woman. . . . Coretta Scott King is a superbly written biography
that should be a part of every school and community library system
in this country.
*Midwest Book Review - Library Bookwatch*
McCarty (Georgia Humanities Council) has written a variety of
articles for the New Georgia Encyclopedia) and serves as state
coordinator for the National History Day in Georgia. She offers
high school students and general readers an accessible biography of
the complete life of the wife and widow of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.—Coretta Scott King—recognized in her home state of Alabama as
the "First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement." In addition to the
biography, the text contains a timeline of events in King's life
and a list of selected resources for further research/reading.
Illustrated with 14 B&W photographs.
*Reference & Research Book News*
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