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Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy Paperback – February 20, 2018

by Coretta Scott King (Author), Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds (Author)

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The True Story of Coretta Scott King Told Fully for the First Time

Named a Washington Post Book to Read • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A USA Today “New and Noteworthy” Pick • ARead It Forward Favorite Read • AParade Magazine Pick • A Publishers Weekly "Notable African-American Titles"

[Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy] "reveals never-before-told aspects of Mrs. King’s life....We learn of the brilliant mind and courageous spirit behind the enigmatic figure” (Essence).

Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose. While enrolled as one of the first black scholarship students recruited to Antioch College, she became politically and socially active and committed to the peace movement. As a graduate student at the New England Conservatory of Music, determined to pursue her own career as a concert singer, she met Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister insistent that his wife stay home with the children. But, in love and devoted to shared Christian beliefs as well as shared racial and economic justice goals, she married Dr. King, and events promptly thrust her into a maelstrom of history throughout which she was a strategic partner, a standard-bearer, and so much more.

As a widow and single mother of four, she worked tirelessly to found and develop the King Center as a citadel for world peace; lobbied for fifteen years for a U.S. national holiday in honor of her husband; championed women’s, workers’, and gay rights; and was a powerful international voice for nonviolence, freedom, and human dignity.

"Distinctly...particularly absorbing" (Patricia J. Williams, The New York Times Book Review), Coretta’s is a love story, a family saga, and the memoir of an extraordinary black woman in twentieth-century America―a brave leader who, in the face of terrorism and violent hatred, stood committed, proud, forgiving, nonviolent, and hopeful every day of her life.

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February 20, 2018
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1250159938
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“‘There is a Mrs. King. There is also Coretta. How one became detached from the other remains a mystery,’ King says. This book is distinctly Coretta’s story. . . particularly absorbing. . . .Living with terror is the threat that runs through ‘My Life’ . . . it is King's grounding in her husband's theology of peaceful resistance that enables her survival against excruciating odds.” ―Patricia J. Williams, The New York Times Book Review

“This memoir shows Coretta Scott King . . . as a leader in her own right, as a dedicated pacifist, as a persistent adherent to principles of nonviolence, as a gritty fighter for her husband’s legacy, as a mother . . . . A great and inspirational read . . . .This book put steel in my spine.”―Julianne Malveaux, Pittsburgh Courier

“Eloquent . . . inspirational . . . . King’s life’s work relayed in this rich retelling, provides a possible blueprint ― and a beacon.”―USA Today

“In [Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy], legendary journalist Barbara Reynolds reveals never-before-told aspects of Mrs. King’s life . . . . We learn of the brilliant mind and courageous spirit behind the enigmatic figure.”―Essence

“The full life story of the civil rights activist and humanitarian is much more than just Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s wife. . . . It is her commitment to bettering the world that will keep her story alive in our hearts.”―Ebony.com

“The portrait that emerges here is of a woman of tremendous faith, resilience and pride . . . . By the time she died, she’d fought for a lifetime of causes.”―New York Post

“An important heroine in her own right, Coretta Scott King’s story is mesmerizing.”―Read It Forward

“This account of family, faith, and activism . . . is told so genuinely that it leaves the impression of having heard the words directly from the late activist. . . . Highly recommended.”―Library Journal (starred review)

“King was undoubtedly a singular woman, and readers will be struck by just how strongly her exceedingly compelling story resonates today. She was much more than just the woman behind the man, and now, in the most eloquent of language, she proves that truth once and for all to generations of readers who will embrace her all over again.”―Booklist (starred review)

“Gracious, elegant . . . . A touching memoir from an important figure in the civil rights movement.”―Kirkus Reviews

“A spiritual narrative with God as a frequent directing presence . . . . ‘In reading this memoir, I hope somehow you see Coretta,’ King confides in the introduction. One does.”―Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist, international human rights champion and author, the wife of Martin Luther King Jr., and the mother of four. Born in 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama, she died in 2006 in Rosarito Beach, Mexico.

Dr. Barbara Reynolds is an ordained minister, a columnist, and the author of several books, including Out of Hell & Living Well: Healing from the Inside Out. She was a longtime editorial board member of USA Today, won an SCLC Drum Major for Justice Award in 1987, and was inducted into the Board of Preachers at the 29th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. International College of Ministers and Laity at Morehouse College in 2014.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picador; Reprint edition (February 20, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250159938
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250159939
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 1 x 8.2 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #133,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #130 in Social Activist Biographies
- #350 in Women in History
- #558 in Black & African American Biographies

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Ben Brimhall

Inspiring Story

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023

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Book came as described and on time. The book was an awesome read. Really enjoyed it.

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the real Coretta Scott King

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023

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this was a wonderful read. I had always wondered what Mrs. King’s life was like after Dr. King was killed. this book answered all of my questions. She was an extraordinary woman - a blueprint for what any human should seek to achieve.

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Teresa B.

Definitely worth reading!

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023

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She was an amazing person! She is very candid and honest in her book, which filled in a lot of gaps in my understanding our history. This book also shed a lot of light on things that we are still grappling with in our country today.

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DB

Awesome Book!!!

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Great historical Civil Right’s movements’ events from an iconic woman! Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy brought back childhood memories of Martin Luther King, Jr., President JFK and Bobby Kennedy. I was 11 when Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed and this book enable me to see the civil rights movements in their infancy (something I didn’t understand when I was 11) as the movement continues today. This is truly an awesome book to read!

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RoyWillisWATLEY

This book was over due too be released. Thank you Amazon for carrying this book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021

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I never knew about Coretta Scott King except that she was Dr. Martin Luther King wife. Im not finished with the book yet but so far Mrs. Coretta Scott King showed in this book that she was a fine woman and a great wife and civil rights activist, and a great mother too her Children. This book was over due too be read. I hope alot more people read about this outstanding fine woman that had great character.

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Everything is shared with the reader. She is very open and makes clear her side of the story.

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2023

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She is very open. She holds nothing back. It is clear she didnot receive the respect nor the recognition she deserved in history. I am glad she wrote the book

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Lorenzo Cooper York

Absolutely Elegant!

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2017

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Dr. Barbara Reynolds did a magnificent job of weaving source material, historical documents and her personal interviews with Mrs. Coretta Scott King into a powerful narrative of how God used a woman of humble beginnings into one of the most influential leaders America has produced.

The power of this biography is the delivery of Mrs. King's voice to the powerful influence she and other women yielded in shaping civil rights and human rights into a socially transformative series of events for America and the world. Born in 1953, I am indebted to the sacrifices that Mrs. King made for all of us present day beneficiaries.

Thank you, Rev. Dr. Reynolds. This book is absolutely elegant! Just like it's subject!

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RYCJ

Powerful Recording of American History

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017

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I had a strong inclination this memoir was going to be a powerful recording of history, and it was. There was more direct, genuine information contained in this tome than expected. I enjoyed reading between the lines, nothing designed to delude readers, but more so due to my personal habit of analyzing and absorbing details in fragments. It was innocuous things such as valuing ‘land ownership’, in juxtapose to the historical events of how land was initially acquired in America.

Overall, there was a lot to absorb and take from this memoir, again, far more than expected. The tireless work melded into living this experience, and now buttressed in print, for sure is a valuable recording of history. Highly recommended!

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Wilma J. Klassen

What an amazing woman................

Reviewed in Canada on January 8, 2023

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I found this story so amazing - knew a lot about her husband - but had heard little about her many accomplishments.

Ngozi Obi

Extraordinary story of a great woman

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2018

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I absolutely loved reading this book. An eye opener to events and privilege we now take for granted. I feel motivated to make a difference. Coretta Scott King was indeed extraordinary. Incredible what she accomplished. Captivating, honest and well written.

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