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Old 01-31-2006, 10:30 AM
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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. . .
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