Coretta Scott King Award

Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas Born June 23, 1948 in Pin Point near Savannah, Georgia, the second of three children to M.C. Thomas and Leola Williams was named Clarence Thomas. He was a descendant of freed slaves and his family spoke Gullah as a first language. Thomas primarily was raised by his grandfather, Myers Anderson around the age of nine after his mother and siblings were displaced due to a house fire. Raised Roman Catholic, he greatly contemplated going into priesthood as a youth.…

Luther King, Jr., on January 15, 1929, Michael changed his name to Martin. Martin Luther went to school in Georgia where he completed high school at fifteen years old. He got a B.A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse School, a college for African Americans of Atlanta from which both his dad and granddad had graduated. He was chosen president of a predominantly white senior class at Crozer Philosophical Theological school in Pennsylvania. In 1951, Martin was granted the B.D. Martin Luther King…

Significant Dates and Achievements 1. Coretta Scott King Wife of Martin Luther King, she played role after her husband was assassinated. She led Women 's movement and African American Civil Movement. In 1974, she established the Full Employment Action Council, which was group of over 100 different religious, civil, labor and women 's rights groups dedicated to national policy of full employment and equal economic…

segregated schools and all black and white children could go to school together, so the African Americans don't have to walk all the way across the town to get there. The number one and most important event is the I have a dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr, it put hope into people's hearts that the African Americans can get their equal rights just like the white woman children and men. He was the whole reason that the people had hope that the African Americans will get their equal…

My research is about Martin Luther King Jr., he was born on January 15, 1929. His original name was Michael Luther King Jr. but later on changed it. His family was known for being pastors. His grandfather started at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Since being being a pastor was kinda the family thing, so Martin Luther King Jr. was a co-pastor. He graduated high school at age 15. After high school he went to Morehouse College and got his B.A. degree. Morehouse College is a college that…

man named Martin Luther King Jr who is also jailed unfairly, which is similar to Socrates’ situation. It is an epic about the fight for justice and the fight to change the views of the Church in the 1960s and an epic about philia, a term that the Greeks described as friendship developed…

The early 1900’s were a confusing time for society. Slavery had been abolished, the depression was on the rise, and religious and political beliefs were being questioned. Martin Luther King Jr writes in his Autobiography that he was born in the later years of this segregation and from an early age questioned why and how culture could develop and exist in this fashion. His religious upbringing taught him about love and how men are created equal, yet confused him further about the existence of…

Playhouse, is based off what could have happened between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Mountaintop speech and his assassination. All taking place in his Lorraine Motel room. No one will ever know what happened between the two events, but Katori Hall tells one possibility, making for an interesting watch. Dr. King will forever be remembered as a peaceful activist bringing considerable changes to America. The Mountaintop is…

when I don't want to” (Angelou). This was a statement made by King, which showcased just how close Angelou and King’s relationship was. Unfortunately, King passed away later and on the 7th of February in 2006, infamous writer Maya Angelou delivered an oration in occasion of Coretta Scott King’s funeral. It was an unusual speech delivered because it departed from other typical funeral orations. Not only did the speech commemorate King and her image, but Angelou used the speech to spark up her…

question is, What are you doing to others?” Michael Luther King Jr was born on January 15, 1929,in Atlanta, Georgia. He was renamed Martin, just like his dad. He was raised by his parents, Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. When Martin was a child, he could not understand why black people and white people were not treated equally. Martin`s parents taught him to be respectful and kind to others. Martin Luther King Jr. is inspirational because he stood up for equal rights…