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ELAINE WOO, SPECIAL FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-01-2006

Rights icon Coretta Scott King dies at 78 -- Established herself as activist in her own right despite hurdles
By ELAINE WOO, SPECIAL FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
Date: 02-01-2006, Wednesday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
Biographical: CORETTA SCOTT KING

Coretta Scott King, the dignified and determined widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who assumed her slain husband's burden as chief symbol of the civil rights movement and fiercely guarded his legacy, died Monday.

King, who was 78, had heart problems and suffered a stroke last August. She died during the night at Santa Monica Health Institute in ...

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