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The Kings were married on June 18, 1953. The wedding ceremony was performed by King's father.
King and Scott had four children:
- Yolanda Denise King (November 17, 1955, Montgomery, Alabama)
- Martin Luther King III (October 23, 1957, Montgomery, Alabama)
- Dexter Scott King (January 30, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia)
- Bernice Albertine King (March 28, 1963, Atlanta, Georgia)
The four children have all followed their father's footsteps as civil rights activists.
Mrs. King was vocal in her opposition to capital punishment and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, thus drawing criticism from conservative groups. She was also an advocate of women's rights, lesbian and gay rights and AIDS/HIV prevention.
Over the years, she was active in preserving the memory of her husband, and in other political issues. After her husband was assassinated in 1968, she began attending a commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to mark her husband's birth every January 15 (now on the third Monday in January since Martin Luther King Day was proclaimed).
She also honored presidents on different occasions. For example, she was at the state funeral of former president Lyndon Johnson, in 1973, as a very close friend of the former president, himself a contributor to civil rights. She was also present when President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing Martin Luther King Day.
During the 1980s, Coretta King reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to apartheid, participating in a series of sit-in protests in Washington that prompted nationwide demonstrations against South African racial policies.
In 1986, she traveled to South Africa and met with Winnie Mandela while her husband Nelson Mandela was still a political prisoner on Robben Island. After her return to the United States, she urged President Ronald Reagan to approve sanctions against South Africa.
She was present at the first inauguration of George W. Bush in 2001.
King received honorary degrees from many institutions including Princeton University and Bates College.
There is a medal named after Mrs. King that is awarded for excellence in children's literature.
She was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa, a noted African-American women's sorority.
On August 16, 2005, Mrs. King was hospitalized after suffering a stroke and a mild heart attack. Initially, she was unable to speak or move her right side. She was released from Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta on September 22, 2005, after regaining some of her speech and continued physiotherapy at home. Because of complications from the stroke, she was apparently unable to make her wishes known regarding the ongoing debate as to whether her late husband's birthplace should continue to be maintained by the city of Atlanta or the National Park Service.
On January 14, 2006, Mrs. King made her last public appearance in Atlanta at a dinner honoring her husband's memory.
She died January 31, 2006 at the age of 78 in her sleep at a New Mexico rehabilitation center where she was undergoing holistic therapy for her stroke.
Her body will be returned to Atlanta and buried next to her husband at The King Center.
This information was found on the website below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King
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