Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., was known as The First Lady of Civil Rights. She founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center on June 26, 1968 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs. King's leadership helped to institute the Black Leadership Forum, the National Black Coalition for Voter Participation and the Black Leadership Roundtable. Coretta Scott King was a supporter of lesbian and gay right causes and AIDS/HIV education and prevention. In 1997 she called for a new trial for James Earl Ray, claiming that his conviction was a government conspiracy. She was a against capital punishment and the 2003 Iraq invasion.

1. Born: April 27, 1927
2. 1951: Graduated from Antioch College
3. Married: Martin Luther King Jr. June 18, 1953
4. Children: Yolanda King, Martin Luther King Jr., Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King
5. 1969: Mrs. King established the Coretta Scott King Award that honors African American Authors
6. 1969: Mrs. King published the first volume of My Life with Martin Luther King Jr.
7. 1974: Formed and Co-chaired the Full Employment Action Council
8. 1979: Mrs. King established and Award that honors African American illustrators
9. 1983: Mrs. King was responsible for the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
10. Died: January 30, 2006

• April 27, 1927: Born in Perry County, Alabama

• June 18, 1953: Marries Martin Luther King Jr.

• November 17, 1955: first child Yolanda Denise born

• January 30, 1956: A bomb was thrown into their Montgomery Alabama home

• October 23, 1957: Martin Luther King III was born

• January 24, 1960: King family moves to Atlanta

• January 30, 1961: Dexter Scott King born

• March 28, 1963: Bernice Albertine King born

• August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King Jr., delivers "I Have a Dream" Speach

• April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis

• June 26, 1968: Coretta Scott King founds the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center in Atlanta, Georgia

• March 27, 1979: Testifies in Congressional hearings in support of Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday

• November 3, 1983: President Reagan signs bill establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day...

• January 20, 1986: First [Martin Luther King Day]

• August 16, 2005: Coretta Scott King Suffers a Stroke

• January 16, 2006: Watches on TV the 20th anniversary celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• January 30, 2006: Coretta Scott King Dies in Rosarita Beach, Mexico

• January 31, 2006: Coretta Scott King Dies Overnight Family Makes Announcement

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