[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 13 (Tuesday, February 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING

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                               speech of

                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 1, 2006

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, Coretta Scott King was a major reason that 
our Nation advanced from the backward ways of segregation. Her passing 
is a tremendous loss for all of America.
  Mrs. King was a civil rights hero--she was active in the cause before 
she married the great Dr. Martin Luther King, and she helped shape the 
movement as his wife, and later, his widow.
  As my friend and colleague, the great champion of civil rights John 
Lewis, said yesterday, ``She was more than the devoted wife of a great 
minister . . . she was a leader in her own right.''
  With dignity and with strength, Mrs. King helped lead the civil 
rights movement for decades. For many, she was the face of the 
movement.
  We are saddened by the loss of a great American and we are so 
thankful for her life. As Black History Month begins today, I hope we 
will all use this month and beyond to honor Mrs. King, her husband and 
all of our civil rights heroes, and to live their message of peace and 
equality, everyday of our lives.

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