The Coretta Scott King Rose Gallery
A Legacy of Leadership
Chronicling Our History and Impact
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c. 1940's
Young Coretta Scott
1935 - 1942
Growing up in the Deep South
1942
Learning a Posture of Faith and Forgiveness
c. 1944
Coretta Scott's Introduction to Nonviolence
c. 1945 - 1948
A Burgeoning Activist
November 9, 1948
Coretta Performs Her First Public Concert
c. 1948 - 1951
Peace and Social Justice Activism
1952 - 1954
The Courtship and Marriage of Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr.
1955 - 1956
Mrs. King on preparing to start the Montgomery Bus Boycott
1955
Mrs. King Organizes A Recording of Dr. King's First Civil Rights Speech
January 30, 1956
The King Family Home is Bombed
February 3, 1959 - March 18, 1959
Dr. And Mrs. King's Trip To India
November 15, 1964
Mrs. King Formally Merges Activism and the Arts
December 10, 1964
Dr. King Receives The Nobel Peace Prize
1962 - 1965
Mrs. King Speaks Widely For Peace, Justice, and Nonviolent Social Change
1965 - 1966
Mrs. King as a Working Wife and Mother
1967
Mrs. King Promotes the Preservation of the King Family Home
1967
Mrs. King Begins to Collect, Arrange, and Preserve Dr. King's Papers
April 4, 1968
The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 1968
The First Push for a Federal Holiday
April 8, 1968
Mrs. King Leads The Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike March
April 9, 1968
Funeral Services for Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 27, 1968
Mrs. King Addresses the "Peace-In-Vietnam" Rally
May-June 1968
Mrs. King Advances the Poor People's Campaign
June 12, 1968
Mrs. King Speaks at Harvard's Class Day
June 19, 1968
Mrs. King Addresses the “Solidarity Day” Rally
June 26, 1968
Mrs. King Establishes The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center
1968
Mrs. King Launches the King Memorial Library
January 24, 1969
Mrs. King is Welcomed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
1969 - 1970
Mrs. King Publishes Her Autobiography and Embarks on a Global Book Tour
March 24, 1970
Mrs. King Authorizes the First Major Documentary Film about Her Husband's Life and Work
December 1970
Mrs. King Supports the National Farm Workers Association
1971
The King Center Hosts the First Institute on Nonviolence
March 1, 1972
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center is Renamed
1974
Mrs. King Co-Chairs the National Committee for Full Employment and the Full Employment Action Council
1974 - 1975
Dedication of Dr. King's Birth Home
1975 - 1977
Building the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
1977
The King Center Continues to Promote Dr. King's Papers
1977
Mrs. King is Appointed as a Public Delegate to the United Nations
1978
A Second Name Change and the Capital Development Campaign
1978
Groundbreaking for the Freedom Hall Complex
1979
Renewed Efforts Towards a National Holiday
October 1980
Designation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and Preservation District
August 1, 1981
The King Center Moves to 449 Auburn Avenue
October 1981
The King Library And Archives is Officially Opened to Researchers
August 1983
20th Anniversary of the March on Washington
November 2, 1983
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday is Realized
1985
Scholarship on King
January 20, 1986
The First Federal Holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.
1988
The King Center Becomes a Nongovernmental Member of the United Nations
April 9, 1989
The King Center Conducts Nonviolence Training in South Africa
June 1990
Nelson Mandela Visits Atlanta and The King Center
1991
The King Center awards the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize to Mikhail Gorbachev
July-August 1992
King Center Provides Nonviolent Training following the Rodney King Trial
June 11, 1994
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan Visit The King Center
August 23, 1994
Signing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and Service Act
December 1994
Mrs. King Steps Down as President and CEO of The King Center
September 1, 1995
His Holiness the Dalai Llama Visits The King Center with Mrs. King
July 1996
Mrs. King Carries the Olympic Torch
2003
Soviet Reformer and President Mikhail Gorbachev visits The King Center
August 23, 2003
Mrs. King Attends Ceremony Honoring "I Have a Dream Speech"
2006
Mrs. Coretta Scott King Transitions
2006 - Current
Mrs. King's Legacy Continues
Dear, Coretta Scott: Artist, Activist, Educator, Woman of Faith
1927 - 1954
Mrs. King Lifts Her Voice: A Nonviolent Response to Injustice
1955 - 1967
Mrs. King Leads: Leadership After Loss
1968
Architect of the King Legacy: A Living Memorial to Nonviolence
1968 - 1979
The Global Impact: Ambassador for Nonviolent Social Change
1980 - Present
The Global Impact: Ambassador for Nonviolent Social Change
1980 - Present
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