Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta knew, too well, the unfairness of life in the segregated south. A yearning for equality began to g

Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose. While enrolled as one of the first b

Coretta Scott King when her husband was stabbed by a deranged woman, when he received the Nobel Peace Prize, when he was assassinated, and as she continued to s

Synopsis: Presents descriptions of outstanding children's literature and ideas for using these works in the classroom. Titles are all winners of the Coretta Sco

Originally published: New York: Lodestar Books, an affiliate of Dutton Children's Books, 1994.