While I had great respect for Martin and Malcolm, I loved learning about Coretta, Angela and Dorothy.
Coretta Scott King, his widow, has persuaded the Justice Department to investigate several of the conspiracy angles.
Consider this week, Coretta Scott King, the civil rights activist and widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Coretta Scott King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Immediately after Ray pleaded guilty, King's widow, Coretta Scott King, said she didn't believe he had acted alone.
Mr. Carson was asked by Coretta Scott King to edit her husband's papers.
Coretta did not speak of the call, nor did I ask about it.
CNN: Reporter recalls 'eerie' but calm night with King's widow, children
And there was Coretta King, who after her husband passed on, did not do no slow walking and sad talking.
Down the long hallway of the home I could see the newly widowed Coretta, clad in a rose pink nightgown and robe.
CNN: Reporter recalls 'eerie' but calm night with King's widow, children
Her brother's widow, Coretta Scott King, died two years ago from cancer.
Coretta Scott King and Stevie Wonder presented in 1982 to Tip O'Neil, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in support of a federal holiday.
The phone rang and I heard Coretta say, "Mr. President, " and knew that Lyndon Johnson was calling from the White House to offer his condolences.
CNN: Reporter recalls 'eerie' but calm night with King's widow, children
As Dr. King began to travel the world, speaking out against racism and later class-based oppression, we know Coretta as the wife who traveled with him.
And even before Dr. King spoke out against the Vietnam War with speeches that sound like they could have been delivered today, Coretta was a staunch advocate of a peace that knew no international borders.
The house was jammed with visitors but Coretta, desiring privacy and still recovering from surgery performed weeks earlier, went to her bedroom, gesturing to me and her eldest daughter Yolanda, nicknamed Yoki, to come along.
CNN: Reporter recalls 'eerie' but calm night with King's widow, children
If King's primary aim was to change hearts, not laws, the movement would not have had as many victories, says Clayborne Carson, who was chosen by King's widow, Coretta Scott King, to edit her husband's papers.
When the SCLC needed money, it was Coretta Scott King who came to the fore, organizing a series of Freedom Concerts telling the story of the civil rights movement through a combination of prose, poetry and performance.
As the country says goodbye to Coretta Scott King, Commentator Lester Spence reminds us she should be remembered not only for being the widow of a great civil rights leader, but also for her own work on the front lines of the freedom movement.
Ms. HUNTER-GAULT: Well, of course, I have to say, I walked in the footsteps of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King when I desegregated the University of Georgia, and they paved the way and made my journey a whole lot easier because of their spiritual leadership and their own courage.
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