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Rhodes, Lisa Renee

Coretta Scott King

(3) 4-6 Black Americans of Achievement series. Rhodes describes the major events in Coretta Scott King's early life that provided her with the quiet strength that would serve her well through the civil rights movement, her husband's assassination, and her life as a widow and activist. The text details her leadership in areas of peace and nuclear disarmament, presenting her as more than an appendage of her legendary husband. Photos and a chronology are included. Bib., ind.

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