Throughout history, many movements have tended to have a founding father and mother. Coretta Scott King portrayed this mother in the American civil rights movement. She embodied everything a woman could want to be by defending her rights and those of others. It’s what made her a household name around the world and an iconic figure for change. Alongside her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta spent most of her life fighting for equal treatment of her people in America. Over time, this has extended to many different areas of society, touching on racial and economic equality, religious freedom, the needs of the poor and homeless, employment and care health, equal opportunities in education, the rights of women and children, as well as the rights of gays and lesbians. , nuclear disarmament, and ecological mental health.Coretta Scott King was born Coretta Scott on April 27, 1927, in Marion, Alabama, to her parents Obadiah and Bernice Scott. She had two siblings. They were a boy named Obadiah and a girl named Edythe and lived on a farm owned by his family. Her education as a little girl included attending a one-room elementary school and a larger high school, further from her home due to racial segregation in her community, called Lincoln Normal School. Coretta graduated in 1945 and headed to Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. There, she studied music and joined clubs related to politics dealing with race, such as her school's NAACP chapter. She graduated from Antioch with a bachelor's degree in music and education and soon after earned a full scholarship to attend the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to study concert voice. That's where she met her f...... middle of paper ......es.com/topics/coretta-scott-king>."Coretta Scott King." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation Inc., Web.."Biography of Coretta Scott King." Biography - True story. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. May 5, 2010..Fulton, Greg. “Coretta Scott King (1927-2006).” TIME January 31, 2006: Web. May 6, 2010. “The late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, human rights activist and leader from 1927 to 2006.” The King Center. The King Center, nd Web. May 5, 2010..Uffelman, Minoa. “Coretta Scott King.” Encyclopedia of Alabama. Clarksville, Tennessee: The Encyclopedia of Alabama, 2008. Web. .