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Coretta Scott King died late on the evening of January 30, 2006 at the rehabilitation center in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, in the Oasis Hospital where she was undergoing holistic therapy for her stroke and advanced stage ovarian cancer.
Apr 2, 2014 · Death of MLK. On April 4, 1968, while standing on a balcony outside of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King Jr. was struck and killed by a sniper's bullet. Four days...
Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his death. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Jun 26, 2024 · Coretta Scott King (born April 27, 1927, Marion, Alabama, U.S.—died January 30, 2006, Rosarito, Mexico) was an American civil rights activist who was the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs , Ohio, and in 1951 enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston .
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Feb 1, 2006 · Feb. 1, 2006. Correction Appended. Coretta Scott King, known first as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then as his widow, then as an avid proselytizer for his vision of racial...
Nov 9, 2009 · Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was a distinguished activist and author who sought to uphold her husband's legacy.
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Jan 31, 2006 · 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.
