[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 13 (Tuesday, February 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E80]
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                     REMEMBERING CORETTA SCOTT KING

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 7, 2006

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in great sadness as our Nation 
mourns the passing of Coretta Scott King--the First Lady of the Civil 
Rights Movement.
  Coretta Scott was preparing for a career in music when she met her 
future husband, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., while studying 
concert vocals at the New England Conservatory of Music. Coretta Scott 
became Martin Luther King, Jr.'s partner in life and in the movement.
  After the assassination of her husband in Memphis, on April 4, 1968, 
Coretta Scott King never lost sight of the dream that Dr. King had so 
powerfully articulated. She dedicated her life to seeing that her 
husband's work was continued and his legacy protected--all while 
raising four children. She established the King Center, a living 
memorial in Atlanta, and successfully worked to establish a Federal 
holiday in King's honor.
  I have always admired Coretta Scott King's remarkable strength and 
grace. I am inspired by the depth of her commitment to equality and 
peace. Coretta Scott King did not waiver in her quest for justice even 
in the face of violence--as when the King's Montgomery home was bombed. 
Because of her strength and tenacity, she leaves this world a better 
place.
  We have lost one of our great leaders. The thought of a joyous 
reunion of partners separated far too soon, softens our sadness.

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