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Coretta Scott King, 79, Dies

HeadlineJan 31, 2006

In Georgia, Coretta Scott King–the widow of Martin Luther King Junior–has died at the age of 79. She had spent her life fighting for civil rights and preserving her late husband’s legacy. In April of 1968 she led a march through Memphis just days after Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated. Later that year she led the Poor People’s March in Washington, D.C. She continued working for equality, peace and economic justice for the remainder of her life, both in the United States and abroad.

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