Coretta Scott King
- ISBN-10
- 0822589982
- ISBN-13
- 9780822589983
- Series
- Coretta Scott King
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-09-01
- Publisher
- LernerClassroom
- Author
- Laura Hamilton Waxman
Description
Question: Who was known as the First Lady of the U.S. civil rights movement? Answer: Coretta Scott King. She helped her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., fight for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. After his death, she continued to speak out for peace and equality for all people.
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