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Born
She was born in Heiberger, Alabama and raised on the farm of her parents, Bernice and Obadiah Scott. -
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Early Education
Scott attended a segregated elementary school, and walked six miles to school while white children rode the bus. -
Graduation (High School)
Coretta Scott King was valedictorian of her graduating class at Lincoln High School -
Graduation (College)
She received a scholarship and enrolled at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in music and education -
Marriage
Married to Martin Luther King Jr., Marion Alabama -
Moving Post Marriage
King and Scott moved to Montgomery, Alabama, after King accepted a pastor job. -
First Child
First daughter, Yolanda Denise, is born. -
White Supremacists' Attack
The King household was bombed by white supremacists. Coretta and their first child escaped. This marked the moment that Coretta became even more immersed into the Civil Rights Movement. She realized she would give her life for this cause. -
Second Child
Martin Luther King III -
Third Child
Dexter Scott King is born -
Freedom Concerts
Because of raised responsibilities at home with the children, Coretta stopped her singing career. She found another way to pursue her musical background, and performed a series of critically acclaimed Freedom Concerts, combining poetry, narration and music to tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement. -
Fourth Child
Bernice King is born and is their final child. -
Martin Luther King jr.'s Assasination
King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Full Employment Action Council
Coretta Scott King formed the Full Employment Action Council. "100 religious, labor, business, civil and women’s rights organizations dedicated to a national policy of full employment and equal economic opportunity" (Achievement.org) -
Death
Scott-King died of respiratory failure in Rosarito, Mexico.
