a musing moment

Friday, February 03, 2006

First Lady of Civil Rights




















In Christianity Today's tribute to this very special woman, Mrs. King is reported to have said, "I did not just marry a man. I married a destiny." Indeed she did.


  • I am so impressed by how graciously she set aside her own career as a vocalist to support her husband and raise their family.
  • I am in awe of her willingness as a wife and mother to suport her husband's fight for civil rights at the risk of their safety.
  • I am inspired by how she courageously continued to work for the cause after his assassination, demonstrating that this was also her cause all along.
  • I am grateful for her initiative to make Dr. King's birthday a national holiday.
  • I deeply respect Coretta Scott King for the tremendous dignity and grace she exhibited in every aspect of her very public life.

Here's a brief bio by the Stanford King Project, and a great photo of her kissing her husband in March 1956, after his being found guilty of conspiracy to boycott in Montgomery, Alabama that I couldn't get to upload.

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