First Lady of Civil Rights

In Christianity Today's tribute to this very special woman, Mrs. King is reported to have said, "I did not just marry a man. I married a destiny." Indeed she did.

• I am so impressed by how graciously she set aside her own career as a vocalist to support her husband and raise their family.
• I am in awe of her willingness as a wife and mother to suport her husband's fight for civil rights at the risk of their safety.
• I am inspired by how she courageously continued to work for the cause after his assassination, demonstrating that this was also her cause all along.
• I am grateful for her initiative to make Dr. King's birthday a national holiday.
• I deeply respect Coretta Scott King for the tremendous dignity and grace she exhibited in every aspect of her very public life.

Here's a brief bio by the Stanford King Project, and a great photo of her kissing her husband in March 1956, after his being found guilty of conspiracy to boycott in Montgomery, Alabama that I couldn't get to upload.