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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History Coretta Scott King: On May 12, 1968, Coretta Scott King Was Was One Of The Leaders Of The Mother's Day March On Washington, DC. She And 5,000 Other Protesters Joined Welfare Mothers In The Nation's Capital. After The Death Of Her Husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King Was Dubbed "The Keeper Of The Flame." She Became A Prominent Civil Rights Leader And Peace Activist In Her Own Right. During Her Career, She Spoke Out Against Everything From The Vietnam War In The 1960s To Anti-Gay/Lesbian Issues In The 1990s And New Millenium. During The 1980s King Reaffirmed Her Long-Standing Opposition To Apartheid -- Participating In A Series Of Sit-In Protests In Washington, DC That Prompted Nationwide Demonstrations Against South African Racial Policies. In 1986, She Traveled To South Africa And Met With Winnie Mandela, While Mandela's Husband, Nelson Mandela, Was Still A Political Prisoner On Robben Island. She Was Also The Main Force Behind The Establishment Of The Martin Luther King Center For Justice In Atlanta, Georgia In 1982. A Recipient Of The Congressional Gold Medal, Coretta Scott King Died From Cancer On January 30, 2006. "In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.

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Contributed by Hugh on May 12, 2008, at 5:26 AM UTC.

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