Coretta Scott King, who turned a life shattered by her husband's assassination into one devoted to enshrining his legacy of human rights and equality, has died, former mayor Andrew Young told NBC Tuesday morning. She was 78.
Young, who was a former civil rights activist and was close to the King family, broke the news during a phone call he made to the "Today" show. "I was not expecting it. She has been ill for last few months. My first reaction was she was ready to cross on over."
Asked how he found out about her death, Young said: "I understand she was asleep last night and her daughter tried to wake her up."
Now, she can finally be with her husband and families once again.
Coretta Scott King's work was as admirable as her husband's. Believing in equality and equal rights for all people. Especially when she worked hard to have President Reagan signed in a new official holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Now, Coretta Scott King can finally be at peace.
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