Name: Coretta : the Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Author: King, Coretta Scott
ISBN: [978-1-25016-710-1,1-25016-710-8]

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Coretta : the Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

Author: King, Coretta Scott

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Follett Number: 2814ND9
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-25016-710-1
ISBN-10: 1-25016-710-8
Dewey: 323.092
Classifications: Autobiography; Nonfiction

Subjects:

African American Women Civil Rights Workers

African Americans Biography

African Americans Civil Rights History

Autobiographies

Civil Rights Workers

King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Family

Women Biography

Adaption of Coretta by Coretta Scott King. This picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir paints a vivid portrait of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a singular 20th-century American civil and human rights activist who fought for justice against all odds, becoming an unforgettable champion of social change.

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Celebrate the life of the extraordinary civil and human rights activist Coretta Scott King with this picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir. This is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.; founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (the King Center); architect of the MLK, Jr. legacy; and global leader in movements for civil and human rights as well as peace. Learn about how a girl born in the segregated deep south became a global leader at the forefront of the peace movement and an unforgettable champion of social change. Resilience, bravery, and joy lie at the center of this timeless story about fighting for justice against all odds.

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