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Coretta Scott King
| Arrest Date | Multiple arrests |
| Arrest Location | Multiple locations |
| Charge | Arrested multiple times alongside movement leadership. |
Historical Record
Coretta Scott King was not only the wife of a movement leader — she was a trained musician, strategist, and activist in her own right. After Dr. King’s assassination in 1968, she led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and championed the bill that made his birthday a federal holiday. She was arrested alongside him and separately throughout the movement.
Full Profile Coming
The full Good Trouble profile for Coretta Scott King — including sourced archival photography, expanded biographical history, and complete arrest record — is in development. This page will be updated as the archive grows.
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