Following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968, Coretta Scott King decided that she would continue to fight against injustice not only in the United States, but the world. Some of her key accomplishments include:
- Publishing My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1969.
- Developing the Full Employment Action Council, an umbrella for more than 100 organizations focused on building equal economic opportunities to all Americans in 1974.
- Named as founding president and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., in 1980.
- In 1983, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday would be celebrated as a national holiday.
King's work as a civil rights organizer began when she participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott alongside her husband. As his supporter at work and home, King participated in marches, delivered speeches, and raised money for the Civil Rights Movement through her Freedom Concerts.