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Article: REP. CARDIN ISSUES STATEMENT ON PASSING OF CORETTA SCOTT KING

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January 31, 2006
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Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md. (3rd CD), made the following remarks:

Statement By Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin On The Passing Of Coretta Scott King

"Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won-you earn it and win it in every generation." - Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King not only spoke those words, she lived them. Today, America mourns her passing at age 78, and we celebrate her remarkable life. So many images of Mrs. King's life are etched on the American canvas, and we recall them on this day.

Her exuberance as she marched alongside Dr. King, John Lewis, Ralph Abernathy, and Andrew Young through the 1950's and 1960's South, blazing new paths of hope for the ...

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