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Coretta Scott King: death of Martin Luther King Jr.

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from April 6, 1968, Coretta Scott King speaks at a press conference held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia following the assassination of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and images of mourners are shown.The clip begins with Coretta Scott King recalling lessons that Martin Luther King, Jr. imparted to their children, including the idea that it is "not how long you live, but how well you live." The view then shifts to show the Spelman College campus in Atlanta, but Mrs. King's comments continue over the images. Lines of mourners waiting to view Dr. King's body stand outside a building. She asserts that Dr. King was aware that "his physical life could be cut short," and she notes that they "faced this possibility squarely and honestly." Mrs. King states that Dr. King did this "without bitterness or hatred" while still remaining aware that society was "sick ... [and] totally infested with racism and violence." The camera continues down a row of mourners and enters the chapel where Dr. King's body lies in state. Mrs. King affirms that Dr. King "struggled with every ounce of his energy to save that sick society from itself." The view returns to Mrs. King. She declares that, through his refusal to hate and his perseverance, Dr. King "prepared us constantly for the tragedy."

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African American Men
  3. African American Women
  4. African American Women Civil Rights Workers
  5. African Americans
  6. Assassination
  7. Atlanta
  8. Atlanta (Ga.)
  9. Buildings
  10. Buildings, Structures, Etc
  11. Civil Rights
  12. Civil Rights Workers
  13. Coffins
  14. College Buildings
  15. College Campuses
  16. Death
  17. Death And Burial
  18. Discrimination
  19. Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
  20. Funeral Rites And Ceremonies
  21. Georgia
  22. Grief
  23. King, Coretta Scott, 1927 2006
  24. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929 1968
  25. Men
  26. Race Discrimination
  27. Race Relations
  28. Racism
  29. Social Conditions
  30. Spelman College
  31. Widows
  32. Women

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