Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
King, Coretta Scott
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Other form(s) of name
- Coretta Scott King
- Coretta King
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1927-2006
History
Coretta Scott King, an advocate of civil rights and racial equality, is the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. Merton writes to her after Martin's assassination. She telegrammed Gethsemani following Merton's death.