Coretta Scott King
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. 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.
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| Full name at birth | Coretta Scott King
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| Claim to fame | Wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
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| Date of birth | 27 April 1927
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| Place of birth | Heiberger, Alabama, USA
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| Date of death | 30 January 2006
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| Age | 78 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico
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| Cause of death | Respiratory Pneumonia
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| Resting place | King Center for Nonviolent Social Change(Atlanta, Georgia)
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![Martin Luther King - Jet Magazine Cover [United States] (12 April 1956)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/9/k/9k6inwkzzsa3ksi9.jpg?skj2io4l)
Coretta Scott King is known for her role in the TV series James Brown: Say It Loud (2024) as Self.
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