A gifted mezzo-soprano who pursued a singing career in post-WWII Europe. A candid critic who told Boston Public Schools and Suffolk County Juvenile Court officials like it was. A relentless lobbyist ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black-and-white digital image of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the focus and inspiration for The Cleveland Orchestra’s 45th Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert, held at ...

Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died at the age of 78. From a 1998 interview with NPR, Mrs. King reflects on the importance of music to the Civil Rights Movement.

The woman, who arose above tragedy to keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “dream” alive and burning in the hearts of billions of people worldwide, was celebrated by four living presidents, heads of ...

ATLANTA -- Hundreds mourned the loss of Coretta Scott King at the Sunday services of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where her late husband preached in the 1960s and the civil rights matriarch remained a ...