Title: A Day for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Coretta Scott King s Legacy By Cynthia Bohannon-Brown PEN # Published by peach e~books.

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2 Title: A Day for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Coretta Scott King s Legacy By Cynthia Bohannon-Brown PEN # 2941 Published by peach e~books. All rights reserved. This publication may be reproduced by educators, parents, and students for educational purposes only. Commercial duplication is prohibited. peach e~books January

3 Every third Monday in January, Americans honor the civil rights work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3

4 Some people also remember Mrs. King s efforts to create a national holiday to honor her late husband s dream. 4

5 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott were married on June 18, 1953, by Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. 5

6 Many times, Martin and Coretta marched side-by-side on their journey for justice and equal rights for all people. 6

7 On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated and Mrs. King was left alone to raise their four children and to carry out their work. 7

8 The year that her husband died, Coretta Scott King established the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia. 8

9 Coretta believed that her husband s dream would be best remembered with a national holiday. For over ten years, she worked tirelessly to get a holiday named for Dr. King. 9

10 Finally, in 1983, President Ronald Reagan made Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a national holiday. 10

11 Since that time, Dr. King s Day has been used as a time for service in communities around the United States. 11

12 Throughout her later years, Mrs. King worked with many people to promote civil rights around the world. 12

13 When Coretta Scott King lost her battle with cancer in 2006, she was laid to rest next to her husband at the King Center. 13

14 Mrs. King will be remembered as a faithful wife, a loving mother, and a torchbearer for civil rights. 14

15 Some people will also remember Mrs. King s determination to create the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday. 15

16 Pictures of Mrs. Coretta Scott King with her children speaking before a crowd color photo with Dr. King portrait (earlier years) as honored speaker UNT hands in prayer colored photo with Dr. King portrait (later years) Dr. King s assassination photo Dr. King s funeral Luther_King_s_Funeral.jpg %7B2C1D9F1F AB1-B2A53A7F3C00%7D 16

17 M. L. K On-line Photo Gallery Pictures of Mrs. Coretta Scott King with President Ronald Reagan at DNC with bust and picture of Dr. King marching with Dr. King coretta-king.jpg speaking in room with plaques -at-martin.html Coretta Scott King Biography from the New Georgia Encyclopedia 17

18 Pictures of Mrs. Coretta Scott King with Desmond Tutu with former President and Mrs. Carter and Andrew Young king_ebenezer.jpg/180px-coretta_scott_king_ebenezer.jpg with former President George W. Bush with Cesar Chavez images/daychavezking-full.jpg with former President Carter Coretta Scott King Biography MNGHHH0QU21.DTL Dr. King Speech 18

19 Pictures of Mrs. Coretta Scott King speech before a crowd in the hospital/with Dr. King and Alberta King (mother-in-law) with Stevie Wonder Martin Luther King Day (article) The ML King Autobiography The King Center King Day Pictures of King Center and Final Resting Places by Cynthia Bohannon-Brown 19