Coretta Scott King, 78
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006 4:47 am
Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., has died. She was 78.
Scott King was admitted to Atlanta’s Piedmont Hospital on Aug. 16, 2005, suffering from a stroke that left her weakened on her right side, unable to walk, and barely able to speak. …
The Kings were married in 1953, and the following year, they moved to Montgomery, Ala., where King began his ministry.
Scott King spent much of her life devoted to raising their four children — Yolanda Denise, Martin Luther III, Dexter Scott and Bernice Albertine — and to supporting her husband’s work in the civil rights movement. …
Scott King became an activist in her own right, as well, carrying messages of international peace and economic justice to organizations around the world. …
When King was assassinated outside a motel room in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968, Scott King channeled her grief into action. …
Scott King continued working for equality, peace and economic justice for the remainder of her life, both in the United States and abroad. … Read full obituary
See also:
Coretta Scott King Appears At MLK Event (January 16, 2006)




