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Source: NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"

Roundup

12-31-69

Rep. John Lewis on the Legacy of Coretta Scott King [7min]

Ed Gordon speaks with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) about the passing of Coretta Scott King, her work and her legacy. King, the widow of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., took up her slain husband's cause in 1968 to become a leader in the civil rights movement.

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