Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott Kingwas an American author, activist, and civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1953 until his death in 1968. Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. King was an active advocate for African-American equality. King met her husband while in college, and their participation escalated until they became central to the movement. In her early life, Coretta was an accomplished singer, and she often incorporated music into...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth27 April 1927
CityHeiberger, AL
CountryUnited States of America
Coretta Scott King quotes about
If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is in trouble.
All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.
We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community,
Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.
Money is necessary -- both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses. An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by a legalized murder.
If a man had nothing that was worth dying for, then he was not fit to live.
How many men must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society? How long will it take?
I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy. The civil rights movement thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion. My husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement.
Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.
It's going to take an act of Congress to deal with poverty and hunger, not only in this country, but throughout the world. We have the resources but we don't have the will.
Hate is too great a burden to bear....
If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.