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[2] King has been referred to as "First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement". [202], In 1970, the American Library Association began awarding a medal named for Coretta Scott King to outstanding African-American writers and illustrators of children's literature.[203]. President Jimmy Carter and Rev. No, this time its about any actor or actress. Prior to leaving the United States for the meeting, King drew comparisons between the civil rights movement and Mandela's case. Bernice passed away in 1996, at age 92. Death. [4][5][6], Obie, Coretta's father, was one of the first black people in their town to own a vehicle. [105] The holiday is now observed in all fifty states and has been since 2000. Using notes he had written before his death, King constructed her own speech. Bernice Scott (born McMurray) in FamilySearch Family Tree view all Immediate Family Obie Scott husband Edyth Scott Bagley daughter Coretta King daughter Obadiah Leonard Scott son Eunice Scott daughter Private child Martin Van Buren McMurry father Mollie McMurry mother Emma Jenkins sister Alonzo McMurry brother About Bernice McMurray Scott Many individuals and organizations paid tribute to Scott King following her death, including U.S. President George W. Bush,[204] the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force,[205] the Human Rights Campaign,[206] the National Black Justice Coalition,[207] and her alma mater Antioch College. Because of this, her right side got fully paralyzed. [3], Coretta Scott was born in Heiberger, Alabama, the third of four children of Obadiah Scott (18991998) and Bernice McMurry Scott (19041996). cmurry, Allie Brailsford (born Mcmurry), Alonzo Mcmurry, Lucille Tubbs (born Mcmurry), Clara Mcmurry, Brenda Wilson George Rogers,
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