Coretta Scott King By taylorprice Apr 27, 1927 Coretta Scott was born. 1945 Enrolled in Antioch College. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/24/style/antioch-college-sexual-offense-prevention-policy.html 1952 Coretta Scott met Martin Luther King Junior https://achievement.org/achiever/coretta-scott-king/ Jun 18, 1953 Coretta Scott marries Martin Luther King Junior https://www.essence.com/fashion/fashion-flashback-coretta-scott-king/ 1955 Took part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott Movement https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott 1959 Traveled to India with Martin Luther King Junior. 1968 Founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. https://www.nps.gov/malu/planyourvisit/the_king_center.htm Apr 4, 1968 Her husband was assassinated. Apr 8, 1968 Lead a memorial march for he husband's death https://www.npr.org/2018/04/08/597703360/after-mlks-death-coretta-scott-king-went-to-memphis-to-finish-his-work 1969 Publishes a book titled My Life With Martin Luther King Jr. https://www.crfashionbook.com/celebrity/g26860027/words-to-live-by-coretta-scott-king/ 1970 Had an award named after her for the most distinguished representation of life for African Americans in teens or children literature. https://www.britannica.com/art/Coretta-Scott-King-Book-Awards https://www.brilliant-books.net/2018-coretta-scott-king-book-award-winners 1983 Was there for her husband living out his legacy in becoming a National Holiday https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-martin-luther-king-jr-s-birthday-became-a-holiday-3 1986 Joins Protest in South Africa https://worldhistoryproject.org/topics/coretta-scott-king Jan 30, 2006 Coretta Scott King Dies.
