Desert rose: the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King/Edythe Scott Bradley, Joseph Hilley.Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama press, c2012.
This is the story of the wife and closest confidante of Martin Luther King Jr., written by her sister. It traces Coretta's life from a middle-class, educated, socially-conscious upbringing in the American south, at the turn of the 20th century, to her involvement in the Peace movement and Freedom concerts and life as a devoted mother and talented soprano. This account in shortish chapters, written with affection is a must-read for those who want a closer look at the first family behind the International civil rights movement and the legacy left behind by an extra-ordinary woman.
This is the story of the wife and closest confidante of Martin Luther King Jr., written by her sister. It traces Coretta's life from a middle-class, educated, socially-conscious upbringing in the American south, at the turn of the 20th century, to her involvement in the Peace movement and Freedom concerts and life as a devoted mother and talented soprano. This account in shortish chapters, written with affection is a must-read for those who want a closer look at the first family behind the International civil rights movement and the legacy left behind by an extra-ordinary woman.
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