Coretta Scott king has died

Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr, has passed, She was 78 years old and died peacefully in her sleep.

She was a classy lady whose conduct, intellect and earnest heart helped keep alive the legacy of one of the great spiritual leaders of the 20th century.

She shall be mourned with a sense of loss and a sense of celebration of what her and her family have meant to the civil rights movement.

The photo above is from her husband's funeral, April 9, 1968.