Coretta Scott King: ; 1927 - 2006; First Lady of Civil Rights, Coretta King, Dies; Widow of Martin Luther King Jr. Worked to Keep Legacy Alive

Charleston Daily Mail › February 01, 2006

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ATLANTA - Coretta Scott King, who turned a life shattered by her husband's assassination into one devoted to enshrining his legacy of human rights and equality, has died. She was 78.

Flags at the King Center were lowered to half-staff this morning.

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Coretta Scott King: ; 1927 - 2006; First Lady of Civil Rights, Coretta King, Dies; Widow of Martin Luther King Jr. Worked to Keep Legacy Alive

"We appreciate the prayers and condolences from people across the country," the King family said in a statement. The family said she died overnight, but did not say where she died. She suffered a serious stroke and heart attac...

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