Coretta Scott King and the story behind the Coretta Scott King Award /

Bankston, John, 1974-

Coretta Scott King and the story behind the Coretta Scott King Award / [John Bankston]. - Bear, Del. : Mitchell Lane Publishers, c2004. - 48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Great achievement awards .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.

Surviving -- Beginnings -- Meeting Martin -- The struggle -- Victories -- Chronology.

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.

1584152028 (lib. bdg.) : $19.95

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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.


Civil rights--United States--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.
Civil rights movements.
Coretta Scott King Award.

E185.97.K47 / B365 2004

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