In 1952, Coretta was introduced to Martin Luther King Jr. By a good friend Mary Powell. In My Life, My Love, My Legacy Coretta spoke highly about Martin from their first encounter until his death. Coretta and Martin discussed everything together, after a conversation together she stated "His honesty was the quality that touched my heart most deeply."10 After being pressed on by her sister and getting to know Martin in depth, a year and four months later they married on June 18, 1953. To be expected, the life of being Martins wife would come with a few or maybe even many issues. One of the first events to take place for the newlyweds was on January 30, 1956, a bomb exploded on their porch. According to Coretta, "Since the Montgomery Bus Boycott had begun one month before, we had experienced a barrage of harassing phone calls..."11 The bombing on their porch just happen to be the first threat that was actually put in force. Around this time in Montgomery, Alabama Coretta and Martin were pushed into the leadership in the Civil …show more content…
Even though she sometimes spoke for Martin, they didn't want to take the same actions for situations. Coretta explains that she saw her views were more global and pacifist, while his was more focused on direct action to change the oppressive structures of black America.16 According to David Stein, Coretta advocated for governmental support that would serve human needs: childcare and eldercare; mass transportation; housing for poor and working-class people; education, arts and recreation. She saw this work as preparing society for