Who Was Coretta Scott King? (Who Was?)
by Gail Herman (Author) Gregory Copeland (Illustrator)
The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right, playing a prominent role in the African American struggle for racial equality in the 1960s. Here's a gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott King graduated valedictorian from her high school before becoming one of the first African American students at Antioch College in Ohio. It was there that she became politically active, joining the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). After her marriage to Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta took part in the Civil Rights Movement. Following her husband's assassination in 1968, she assumed leadership of the movement. Later in life she was an advocate for the Women's Rights Movement, LGBT rights, and she worked to end apartheid in South Africa.
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Gail Herman
Gail Herman has written several biographies and nonfiction books, including Who Was Jackie Robinson? and What Is the World Series?
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780451532619
Lexile Measure
670
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
December 20, 2017
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF007110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF007110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Biographies
African American women civil rights workers
Civil rights workers
African American women
Social reformers
King, Coretta Scott
African American women social reformers
Biographies
African American women civil rights workers
Civil rights workers
African American women
Social reformers
King, Coretta Scott
African American women social reformers
