Coretta Scott King: 1927-2006

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A Family, and a Nation Grieves

Coretta Scott King, joined by her husband's brother A.D. King and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, walks with her children Bernice, 5, Dexter, 7, and Martin Luther King III, 10 at the funeral of the slain civil rights leader in April 1968

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