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Roundup

1-31-06

Coretta Scott King Carried On Husband's Work [3min]

Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died. She was 78 years old, and suffered a serious heart attack and stroke last August. Madeleine Brand looks back at King's life and her efforts to carry on her husband's civil rights work.

Read entire article at NPR "Day to Day"