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Source: NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"

Roundup

12-31-69

Coretta Scott King, a Leader in Her Own Right [4min]

As the nation and the world says goodbye to Coretta Scott King, commentator Lester Spence says she should not only be remembered for being the widow of a great civil rights leader, but also for her own work on the front lines of the freedom movement.

Read entire article at NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"