January 30, 2006 Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader and author, died. King was born April 27, 1927 in Perry County, Alabama. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music at Antioch College in 1951. During her time at Antioch, she became active in the Civil Rights Movement, joining the college’s chapter of the [...]
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January 30th in African American History – Coretta Scott King
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 30, 2011 in African American History, January
Tags: author, Civil Liberties Committee, Civil Rights Act, civil rights leader, Civil Rights Movement, LGBT, Montgomery Bus Boycott, NAACP, Race Relations Committee
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