Coretta Scott King Kept Her Husband’s Spirit Alive

How racist tensions and discrimination in Memphis, Tennessee, created the environment in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and how Coretta Scott King’s “courage, dignity, and poise” in the face of horrific tragedy fuelled the Civil Rights Movement.

Author: Alexis Coe
Source: Lenny
Published: Apr 12, 2017
Length: 6 minutes (1,520 words)
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