Coretta Scott King and the story behind the Coretta Scott King Award
By: [John Bankston].
Series: Great achievement awards
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bear, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: King, Coretta Scott, 1927- -- Juvenile literature.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literature.; King, Coretta Scott, 1927-; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.; African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Coretta Scott King Award -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights workers.; African Americans -- Biography.; Women -- Biography.; Civil rights movements.; Coretta Scott King Award.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Profiles Coretta Scott King, whose efforts in carrying on her husband's civil rights work led her to establish the Coretta Scott King Award, which celebrates African-American writers and illustrators.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Table of contents: title: Surviving; title: Beginnings; title: Meeting Martin; title: The struggle; title: Victories; title: Chronology.