Coretta Scott King; a biography.

9780313349812

McCarty, Laura T.

Greenwood Press

2009

159 pages

$35.00

Hardcover

Greenwood biographies

E185

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.

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