Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King

By: Scarlet Loney

Introduction

This presentation will teach you some things about Coretta Scott King, oh who am I kidding it will teach you a LOT about her.

A-Activist

Coretta was a civil rights activist, woman’s rights activist, and an anti-war activist.

Activist-- A person who used direct action, as in a demonstration or a strike.

B-Born and Died

Coretta was born in Marion, Alaska on April 27, 1927.

She died on January 30, 2006 in Rosarito, Mexico.

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C-Church

Coretta Was a big singer in church she led the other singers in the songs. Her husband (Martin Luther King Jr.) was a priest in the same church. They always prayed to God that one day colored (blacks) would be treated fairly.

D-Distinguished career

Coretta Scott King established a distinguished career in activism in her own right.

Distinguished- Noble in appearance or behavior

E- Excellence

After the civil rights movement was finally put right Coretta’s hard work turned into excellence.

F-Faith

She had faith that one day all this civil right stuff would just go away so people would be people.

G-God

Coretta’s family (plus her little ones) would pray to lord that tomorrow would be a new day that everyone would just be perfect friends.

H-Holler

Coretta and Martin wouldn’t holler even if they wanted to, they just made speeches.

I-Intelligent

Coretta had a sixth-grade education, which was considerable for a black man of his generation, and according to her friend and biographer Octavia Vivian, Coretta wondered later how much he might have achieved if he had the opportunity to earn a high school diploma.

J-Jobs

Some of the jobs she had were:Church SingerAuthorActivistConcert SingerLecturerDelegate to White House Conference

on Children and Youth

K-Kids

King parents gave birth to 4 Fantastic kids. 2 girls- Yolanda and Bernice

2boys- Dexter and Martin Luther III

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L-Leader

Coretta and her husband were courageous and strong. They led many, many, many marches standing up for what they believe, over 3,000 people also agreed.

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M-Memoir

Her memoir, ”My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.” was published in 1969.

N-Nonviolent

Coretta founded the Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta.

O-Open Mind

Her open mind couldn’t see why people wanted to be rude to others just because their skin is a different color.

P-Peace

Coretta and Martin wanted peace with the different colors (races).

Q-Quote

One of her most famous quote is “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated”

- Coretta Scott King

R-Relatives

Mother-Bernice ScottFather-Obadiah ScottBrother-Obadiah Scott (younger)Sister-Edythe Scott (older)Sister-Eunice Scott (older, but didn’t

survive childhood)

S-School

Coretta’s brother and sisters plus her had to walk 5 miles just to get to school, because the bus only took whites to closer schools.

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T- Tough

It wasn’t that tough to spread the word about the marches and speeches, because if you put at least 2 posters everyone knows.

U-University

Coretta attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs.

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V-Violence

“Violence is never the answer”, I know you have probably heard this most places and from most people ,and to Coretta this was a blessing to have fellow people also believe in this.

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W-Wife

Coretta got married to Martin Luther King Jr. on June 18,1953.

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Y-YearsIt took her and the other activists

against racism to finally get the law passed. Which I’m very sure you already know.

Coretta Scott King

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X-Xenop

She often admired how the Xenop could roam freely in the world.

Xenop- A rainforest bird from the America.

Z-ZooCoretta loved zoos because she loved

how all the animals could live together with no fights, often she wished the world was like that.

Conclusion

Coretta Scott King was a wonderful women who stood up for what she believed about the civil rights. She believed that colored (blacks) are citizens also, women should have the same rights as any man, and that the world shouldn’t go to war just because they don’t agree. And I definitely agree.

Work Cited

1. http://www.biography.com/search-results?searchText=coretta+scott+king

2. I also got information from the book- Coretta Scott King

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