Martin Luther and Coretta King and the victim industry Mary Mostert February 13, 2006 Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta, were people of my generation. As young people born and raised in the segregated South we were all concerned about making changes in the illogical and backward culture of segregation. The Kings were black, and I was white. Martin and I were born in different Southern states 3 weeks apart. Coretta was a couple of years older but she and I had a somewhat similar background. We both lived in Alabama as children, we both walked to a one...