Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta Scott knew, too well, the unfairness of life in the segregated south.

A yearning for equality began to grow.

Together with Martin Luther King, Jr., she gave birth to a vision of change through nonviolent protest.  It was the beginning of a journey—with dreams of freedom for all.

This extraordinary union of poetry by Ntozake Shange and monumental artwork by Kadir Nelson captures the movement for civil rights in the United States—and honors its most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott.

From the dust jacket