About Coretta Scott King

About Mrs. Coretta Scott King

In 2004, Coretta Scott King, class of ’51, returned to Antioch College to accept the prestigious Horace Mann Award, presented by the Antioch College Alumni Association, for her determination to promote nonviolent social change. In her acceptance speech, Mrs. King reflected on her days as a student at her “beloved Antioch,” and she celebrated the influence of her alma mater on her life’s work. The Horace Mann Award recognizes those individuals who have “won some victory for humanity,” in recognition of Antioch’s first president, who said “be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”

Over the years, she has earned many awards and honors for her participation in the struggle for human and civil rights, and continues to speak out against injustice. This work is at the heart of a proposed Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom, which will focus its efforts on applied ethics, including the philosophy of human rights and equality—issues that people have struggled with since the beginning of time. Through the establishment of two new endowed professorships, both the curriculum and campus life will be enhanced by the teaching, advising, research, and leadership of these new Humanities-focused faculty members. We are pleased to announce that the Center is named in honor of Mrs. King and her dynamic life’s work.

The Legacy of Martin Luther King

Further Dr. King's legacy by making community service a way of life.

Please visit the King Center's web site to find a service opportunity in your neighborhood.