Soror Coretta Scott King
 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, has died, NBC reported on Wednesday.

This is about all I can find on her passing. The news sites I have been to are saying that it's breaking news, so they arent reporting too much.

Soror Coretta Scott King's legacy, as a woman who weathered many storms and gave so selflessly to others, will be cherished for years to come.

May she Rest in Peace.

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The only thing i have seen so far is a blurb from Yahoo..they said her daughter tried to wake her up and could not last night/this am. I am so sorry to hear of her passing, we are losing our great leaders but I don't know who will step up to be the next generation. We have some but they will never replace who we've lost.

I totally agree, StarFish. This is so sad.

They're also reporting this on TJMS this morning.

Condolences to the King children and family. I will remember Mrs. King for her personal class. She shared her husband with the nation and then lived through his brutal murder. Still, she raised her family with dignity. Even in later years with family issues over the King legacy/King center, she kept her dignity. She didn't lash out at those that lashed out at her family. I have family members that knew her and the King family personally, and they speak well of Mrs. King. We can all take a lesson from how Coretta Scott King held it down.

Rest easy, Sis. King. May God welcome you into heaven today.

Yes. It is truly sad! However, we are the ones still suffering on Earth. Coretta is now at rest and at peace!

I was devastated to learn the news. We can learn from the life of Coretta Scott King.

It seems surreal that Mrs. King is gone. She's finally at peace, and I'm sure the gates of Heaven are open wide with Dr. King waiting to be the first person to greet her. My prayers are with the King family.

RIP, Soror Coretta Scott-King. :(

I was so shocked to hear that this morning. :(

I'm truly shocked to hear about the death of Coretta Scott King. She was just at a fundraiser event approximately two weeks ago and now this. She will truly be missed. She was such a great leader for African-Americans especially during the Civil Rights Movement alongside Dr. King. May people look at her good deeds and remember her as a great woman throughout her years.

RIP and my prayers go out to the family. I was listening to the radio this morning and Armstrong Williams was on and he basically said that Mrs King (prior to her stroke) was about to lose her house but Oprah stepped in and bought her a new house (or completely refurbished the old one). While Armstrong went on to praise her children I would love to know how THEY allowed her to be in such a position in the first place. They could have all pooled their resources together and Oprah would not have been involved... that really concerned me....

This is from The Washington Post which also has a timeline of her life.

Coretta Scott King Dies at 78

By ERRIN HAINES
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 31, 2006; 8:20 AM

ATLANTA -- 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.

Markel Hutchins, a close family friend of the Kings, told The Associated Press he spoke early this morning with Bernice King, who confirmed her mother's passing.

Former Mayor Andrew Young said on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Web site that Bernice King found her mother at about 1 a.m.

Young, who was a former civil rights activist and was close to the King family, told NBC's "Today" show: "I understand that she was asleep last night and her daughter went in to wake her up and she was not able to and so she quietly slipped away. Her spirit will remain with us just as her husband's has."



Rest in Peace, Soror. . .

:( :( :(

This is so true. My condolences go out to the King family. However, I am so glad that she can finally be reunited with her husband, from whom she has been parted for so long.

What a way to start the day....

I am truly saddened by the passing of Soror Coretta Scott-King. May she forever rest in peace.