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It has long been said that women were the backbone of the civil rights movement. That was true even in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the charismatic leader whose name has become synonymous ...
Marian Wright Edelman (née Wright; born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. [1] She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Hillary Clinton. [2]
Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss from his wife, Coretta Scott King, after leaving court in Montgomery, AL, on March 22, 1956. Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his assassination in 1968.
After the passing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King was determined to continue his legacy. Mrs. King became a well-credited Women's Rights activist.
Johnnie Tillmon Blackston (born Johnnie Lee Percy; April 10, 1926 – November 22, 1995) was an American welfare rights activist. [1] She is regarded as one of the most influential welfare rights activists in the country, whose work with the National Welfare Rights Organization influenced the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in particular.
She was a vocal and loyal supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. and a personal friend of his family. Throughout her career, Jackson faced intense pressure to record secular music, but she turned down high-paying opportunities to concentrate on gospel. Completely self-taught, Jackson had a keen instinct for music, her delivery marked by extensive ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Medal (1990) Amelia Isadora Platts Boynton Robinson (August 18, 1905 – August 26, 2015) was an American activist and supercentenarian who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama , [ 1 ] and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches .
Yolanda Renee King is following in her grandfather’s footsteps. The only grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr., Yolanda was born to Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King on May 25, 2008. ...