Bono and Coretta Scott King, Atlanta, January 2004. Photo ©Ruth Barohn/U2log.com.
Coretta Scott King , wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., died on Monday, a spokesperson for the King family says. She was 78 and had been recovering at home since suffering a stroke and heart attack in August.
Flags at the King Center were lowered to half-staff on Tuesday morning.
In January 2004, when Bono was awarded for his humanitarian efforts, he praised Mrs King’s civil rights efforts and said: “I haven’t had a mom in a long time, she volunteered to be mine.” Mrs King told the audience: “This is my son.”
- AP obit
- Reuters: Coretta Scott King is dead
- CNN: Widow of civil rights leader devoted life to his legacy
- MSNBC: Coretta Scott King dead at 78
- U2log.com: King Center’s Annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner
i hadn’t read their comments about each other before; that almost made me cry!
i hadn’t read their comments about each other before; that almost made me cry!
Sad sad day for the world.. Rest in Peace Coretta.
There was an error in your story here. Coretta died Monday night in California not Tuesday.
Sad sad day for the world.. Rest in Peace Coretta.
There was an error in your story here. Coretta died Monday night in California not Tuesday.
Sorry, the earliest news reports did say Tuesday.
Sorry, the earliest news reports did say Tuesday.
This is really sad.
This is really sad.