Coretta Scott King

"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....

When a bomb tore through the basement of a black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it took the lives of four young girls. This racially motivated hate crime fueled a nation's outrage and brought Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of America's concern during the early years of the civil rights struggle.