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[[File:Corettascottking.jpg|thumb|right|[[Freedom]] is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation. That is what we have not taught young people, or older ones for that matter. You do not finally win a state of freedom that is protected [[forever]]. It doesn't [[work]] that way.]]
[[File:Corettascottking.jpg|thumb|right|[[Freedom]] is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation. That is what we have not taught young people, or older ones for that matter. You do not finally win a state of freedom that is protected [[forever]]. It doesn't [[work]] that way.]]
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'''[[w:Coretta Scott King|Coretta Scott King]]''' ([[27 April]] [[1927]] – [[31 January]] [[2006]]) was a civil rights activist, author, and wife of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]]. Mother of [[Yolanda King|Yolanda Denise King]], [[Martin Luther King III]] and [[Bernice King]
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'''[[w:Coretta Scott King|Coretta Scott King]]''' ([[27 April]] [[1927]] – [[31 January]] [[2006]]) was a civil rights activist, author, and wife of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]]. Mother of [[Yolanda King|Yolanda Denise King]], [[Martin Luther King III]] and [[Bernice King]].
== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
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[[File:Coretta scott king ebenezer.jpg |thumb|right|The [[greatness]] of a [[community]] is most accurately measured by the [[compassionate]] [[actions]] of its members, ... a [[heart]] of [[grace]] and a [[soul]] generated by [[love]].]]
[[File:Coretta scott king ebenezer.jpg |thumb|right|The [[greatness]] of a [[community]] is most accurately measured by the [[compassionate]] [[actions]] of its members, ... a [[heart]] of [[grace]] and a [[soul]] generated by [[love]].]]
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'''I'm more determined than ever that my husband's [[dream]] will become a [[reality]].'
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** Statement soon after her husband's slaying in April 1968, as quoted in [http://www2.cnn.com/2006/US/01/31/king.obit.ap/ ''CNN'' obituary (January 31, 2006)]
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* '''We must all begin to question the experts. They have not really been right. No abundance of material goods can compensate for the [[death]] of [[individuality]] and personal [[creativity]].'''
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** Harvard class day address (1968); published in the [http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/05/coretta-scott-king-urges-students-to-speak-out-with-righteous-indignation July 1, 1968, issue of ''Harvard Alumni Bulletin'']
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** As quoted in ''International Education'' Vol. 1, p. 26
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* Our Congress passes laws that subsidize corporations, farms, oil companies, airlines, and houses for suburbia, but when they turn their attention to the poor they suddenly become concerned about balancing the budget and cut back on funds for [[w:Head Start Program|Head Start]].
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** Harvard class day address (1968), quoted in ''International Education'' Vol. 1, p. 28
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* [[Women]], if the [[soul]] of the [[nation]] is to be saved, I [[believe]] that you must become its soul.
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** As quoted in ''Daughters of the Promised Land, Women in American History'' (1970) by Page Smith, p. 273
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* '''Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of [[people]] we are trying to become.'''
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** On the parents of her husband, in ''The Christian Science Monitor'' (2 July 1974)
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* The more visible signs of protest are gone, but I think there is a realization that the tactics of the late sixties are not sufficient to meet the challenges of the seventies.
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** As quoted in ''The Quotable Woman'' (1978) by Elaine Partnow, p. 390
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* '''If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.'''
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** As quoted in ''New Woman'', Vol. 16, No. 4 (April 1986), p. 20
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* I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose [[bigotry]] and [[prejudice]] based on sexual orientation.
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** As quoted in ''Shadow in the Land : Homosexuality in America'' (1989) by William Dannemeyer, p. 148
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* Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.
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** As quoted in ''The Last Word : A Treasury of Women's Quotes'' (1992), by Carolyn Warner, p. 99
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* '''I support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 because I believe that [[freedom]] and [[justice]] cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience.''' My husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." On another occasion he said, "I have worked too long and hard against segregated public accommodations to end up segregating my moral concern. Justice is indivisible." Like Martin, I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.<br> So I see this bill as a step forward for freedom and human rights in our country and a logical extension of the Bill of Rights and the civil rights reforms of the 1950s and '60's.<br>The great promise of American democracy is that no group of people will be forced to suffer discrimination and injustice. I believe that this legislation will provide protection to a large group of working people, who have suffered persecution and discrimination for many years. To this endeavor, I pledge my wholehearted support.
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** Press Conference on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994, Washington D.C. (23 June 1994)
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* I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of [[lesbian]] and [[gay]] people and I should stick to the issue of racial [[justice]]. But I hasten to remind them that [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s [[dream]] to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.
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** ''Reuters'' (31 March 1998)
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* [[Homophobia]] is like [[racism]] and anti-Semitism and other forms of [[bigotry]] in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their [[humanity]], their [[dignity]] and personhood. This sets the stage for further repression and [[violence]] that spread all too easily to victimize the next minority group.
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** ''Chicago Defender'' (1 April 1998)
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* I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in [[democracy]].
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** ''Chicago Sun Times'' (1 April 1998)
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* For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people. Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in Albany, Ga. and St. Augustine, Fla., and many other campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement. Many of these courageous men and women were fighting for my freedom at a time when they could find few voices for their own, and I salute their contributions
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** ''Chicago Tribune'' (1 April 1998)
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* On April 3, 1968, just before he was killed, Martin delivered his last public address. In it he spoke of the visit he and I made to [[Israel]]. Moreover, he spoke to us about his vision of the Promised Land, a land of [[justice]] and [[equality]], [[brotherhood]] and [[peace]]. Martin dedicated his life to the goals of peace and [[unity]] among all peoples, and perhaps nowhere in the [[world]] is there a greater appreciation of the desirability and [[necessity]] of peace than in Israel.
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** As quoted in ''Jewish Currents'', Vol. 52, (April 1998), p 13
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* '''The [[greatness]] of a [[community]] is most accurately measured by the [[compassionate]] actions of its members ... a [[heart]] of [[grace]] and a [[soul]] generated by [[love]].'''
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** Address at Georgia State University (15 February 2000){{fix cite}}<!-- published where? -->
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* '''We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against [[bigotry]] and discrimination.''' I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly that all forms of bigotry and discrimination are equally [[wrong]] and should be opposed by right-thinking Americans everywhere. Freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation is surely a fundamental human right in any great [[democracy]], as much as [[freedom]] from racial, religious, gender, or ethnic discrimination.
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** "Creating Change" conference of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Atlanta, Georgia (9 November 2000){{fix cite}}<!-- published where? -->
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* We have to launch a national campaign against [[homophobia]] in the black community
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** ''Reuters'' (8 June 2001)
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* I'm fulfilled in what I do... I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes — the finer things of life — would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.
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** As quoted in ''Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness'' (2000) by Mary Lou Retton, David Bender, p. 213
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* '''[[Hate]] is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.'''
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** As quoted in ''Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today's Complex World'' (2006) by Leo Parvis, p. 54
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=== ''My Life with Martin Luther King Jr.'' (1969) ===
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[[File:Scott King et Bush.jpg|thumb|right|Coretta Scott King not only secured her husband's legacy, she built her own … Having loved a leader, she became a leader, and when she spoke, Americans listened closely. ~ [[George W. Bush]] ]]
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*<!-- We also need to remember that the struggle is a never ending process. --> '''[[Freedom]] is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.''' That is what we have not taught young people, or older ones for that matter. '''You finally win a state of freedom that is protected forever. It doesn't work that way.'''
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* '''There is a [[spirit]] and a [[need]] and a man at the beginning of every [[great]] [[human]] advance. Every one of these must be [[right]] for that particular moment of [[history]], or [[nothing]] happens.'''
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** Ch. 6
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* '''Because his task was not finished, I felt that I must re-dedicate myself to the completion of his [[work]].'''
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== Quotes about King ==
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* '''Coretta Scott King not only secured her husband's legacy, she built her own … Having loved a leader, she became a leader, and when she spoke, Americans listened closely.'''
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** US President [[George W. Bush]], as quoted in [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/06/national/main1283675.shtml "She Is Deeply Missed" ''CBS'' News (11 February 2009)]
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==External links==
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{{wikipedia}}
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{{wikisource|Honoring the Life and Accomplishments of Coretta Scott King}}
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*[http://www.visionaryproject.com/kingcorettascott Coretta Scott King's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project]
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* [http://blog.oup.com/oupblog/2006/01/coretta_scott_k.html Coretta Scott King entry from African American Lives – OUP Blog]
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* [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1489 Coretta Scott King entry in the Encyclopedia of Alabama]
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*[http://www.legacy.com/atlanta/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=16561044 Obituary in the ''Atlanta Journal Constitution'']
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13189804 Coretta Scott King at Find-A-Grave]
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*[http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/23104/civil-rights-coretta-scott-king Coretta Scott King – slideshow by ''LIFE'' magazine]
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