Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King (Coretta Scott King) dies

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Coretta Scott King, widow of assassinated civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., passed away last nite at age 78.

She had been suffering with several medical problems over the last year or two of her life, and especially in the last few months of it.

She was a strong, but quiet, supporter of her husband during his time here on Earth, and worked seemingly tirelessly to help keep his legacy and memory alive since his untimely death. She moved more to the forefront and became more active in the fight for civil rights along the way, but always seemed to maintain a quiet dignity that commanded respect and put forth a great front for her cause.

While perhaps not as important to the civil rights cause as Rosa Parks, she was a great lady and should be remembered well.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
A gentle tip of the cap forum bump for Ms. King
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
She was also a saint to have to put up with his philandering ways.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Our world as we know it was that much a better place with the likes of Corretta and her husband living among us in our time.
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Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
She was a strong, but quiet, supporter of her husband during his time here on Earth, and worked seemingly tirelessly to help keep his legacy and memory alive since his untimely death. She moved more to the forefront and became more active in the fight for civil rights along the way, but always seemed to maintain a quiet dignity that commanded respect and put forth a great front for her cause.


This does explain how I had never heard of her. I should probably be ashamed of that. But how does anyone stay very active and quiet at the same time? Very interesting.

I say good-bye to a great woman I never knew only till the day she died.