King was an equal partner

Coretta Scott King was known as the “first lady of civil rights,” but just how much she contributed to her husband’s civil rights legacy often is not fully appreciated. She was a full partner with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped shape his stand on issues such as the Vietnam War and women’s rights. When he was struck down by an assassin’s bullet, she courageously led a march he had planned.
Her later work was crucial to identifying his legacy with broader social concerns such as ending poverty, gang violence, and war. And without her leadership and determination, there likely would not be a federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day or a King Center in Atlanta. Her controlling stewardship of King’s legacy sometimes drew criticism, but there’s no disputing that she will be remembered as a great civil rights leader in her own regard.
Posted by Randy Scholfield

4 Comments

  1. CF
    Posted January 31, 2006 at 6:06 pm | Permalink

    Mrs. King departs, Justice Alito enters. Perfect timing. Thereby she is spared from having to witness the undoing of the great works done by her and her husband.

    Rest in Peace, Mrs. King.

  2. ProudLib
    Posted January 31, 2006 at 7:02 pm | Permalink

    “Someday, this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.”

    But it won’t be while Bush is in the White House . . .

  3. Gertie
    Posted February 5, 2006 at 3:38 pm | Permalink

    Mrs. King was a brave woman who stood by her husband in life and in death. She was a beautiful soul and I know she is “free at last.” God bless her.

  4. Ian Santiago
    Posted February 5, 2006 at 3:45 pm | Permalink

    The truth shall set you free!

    http://www.martinlutherking.org/

    Viva La Raza Blanco!!