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Coretta Scott King

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The Resume

    (April 27, 1927-January 31, 2006)
    Widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. (June 18, 1953-April 4, 1968)
    Formed the Full Employment Action Council
    Member of National Council of Negro Women and Women’s Strike For Peace
    Author of ‘The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.’ and ‘My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.’

Why she might be annoying:

    She was an outspoken opponent of both the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq.
    Conservative groups attack her for opposing the death penalty and supporting gay marriage.
    She was arrested for protesting South Africa’s apartheid government (1985).
    Her push to establish a national holiday in her husband’s honor created heated controversy.
    She dealt with constant rumors of her husband’s infidelity.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She continued to fight for civil rights decades after her husband was assassinated.
    She narrowly escaped injury after her house was firebombed by white supremacists (1956).
    She helped establish the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
    She campaigned for AIDS funding, research and awareness.
    She said: ‘Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood [sic].’
    An annual literature award was named in her honor by the American Library Association.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 255 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 105 Votes: 40.95% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 63 Votes: 46.03% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 69 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 29 Votes: 27.59% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 86 Votes: 58.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 99 Votes: 53.54% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 160 Votes: 38.75% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 84 Votes: 48.81% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 77 Votes: 46.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 112 Votes: 45.54% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 167 Votes: 38.32% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 187 Votes: 33.16% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 481 Votes: 43.66% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 1110 Votes: 41.98% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 946 Votes: 42.60% Annoying