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 numerous early readers over the course of her career. She is also the author of many titles in the Who Was . . . ? series. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts. MICHAEL FLEMING has been drawing fantastic scenes on various surfaces since the age of three. His colorful work blends a love of nature with a dash of the mischievous. He is the illustrator of Twinky the Dinky Dog and Ten Eggs in a Nest, among others. He lives on the mysterious island of Alameda, California, with his wife, two cats, and two dogs. Visit him at tweedlebop.com.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780451532619
Lexile Measure
670L
Guided Reading Level
N/A
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
