Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,has died today at age 78 in her sleep.
Mrs. King kept the dream alive of her late husband after his April 4, 1968 assasination while raising their 4 children. She maintained a schedule first to family and second to writing books and making appearances at various events to speak out for human rights.
King’s death was a “monumental loss to the nation and the world at large,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a written statement.
“She was truly the first lady of the human rights movement,” he said. “The only thing worse than losing her is if we never had her.”
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 