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    Coretta Scott King

    1927-04-27 (97 years old) in Heiberger, Alabama, USA

    Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. King was also a singer who often incorporated music into her civil rights work. King met her husband while attending graduate school in Boston. They both became increasingly active in the American civil rights movement. King played a prominent role in the years after her husband's assassination in 1968 when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement. King founded the King Center, and sought to make his birthday a national holiday. She finally succeeded when Ronald Reagan signed legislation which established Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on November 2, 1983. She later broadened her scope to include both advocacy for LGBTQ rights and opposition to apartheid. King became friends with many politicians before and after Martin's death, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy. Her telephone conversation with John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election has been credited by historians for mobilizing African-American voters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Coretta Scott King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Movies

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    Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
    0 %|Mar 1, 2021
    Documentary
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    Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
    80 %|Apr 4, 2018
    Documentary, History
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    King in the Wilderness
    69 %|Jan 22, 2018
    Documentary
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    MLK: The Assassination Tapes
    74 %|Feb 12, 2012
    Documentary, History, Crime
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    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
    66 %|Apr 5, 2008
    Documentary, Music
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    4 Little Girls
    72 %|Jul 9, 1997
    Documentary
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    In Remembrance of Martin
    90 %|Feb 8, 1986
    Documentary
    actor
    Year of the Woman
    0 %|Oct 1, 1973
    Documentary
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    Nationtime
    0 %|Nov 1, 1972
    Documentary
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    I Am Somebody
    66 %|Jan 1, 1970
    Documentary
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    Lions Love
    59 %|Oct 12, 1969
    Comedy

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    The Mike Douglas Show
    51 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk