Coretta Scott King. Typed ltr signed Personal letterhead, 9 Dec 1970

Description: CORETTA SCOTT KING. Typed Letter Signed. December 9, 1970. One page, 11" x 8.5", on her personal letterhead, Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., 234 Sunset Avenue, Northwest. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 to The Honorable Claude Pepper, United States Congressman, Washington, D.C.. In Full: "My dear Mr. Pepper. Please accept my thanks for your letter of November 6. I am pleased that I could be of service, as a concerned citizen, at a time when it can be helpful. Fortunately, I was at home when Senator Muskie spoke and it was gratifying to hear such a calm, lucid reaffirmation of the democratic principles. Thank you for your comments on my work. Sincerely yours, Coretta Scott King (signed) Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr.". Coretta Scott (1927-2006) had married Martin Luther King, Jr. on June 18, 1953, little knowing that he was soon to make his mark among the leaders of the nation. King first became involved in Civil Rights during the Montgomery (Alabama) Transit Boycott (1955-1956), which made him a national hero and the unprecedented leader of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Mrs. King, an ardent supporter of her husband's work, endured threats and bombings before the assassination of her husband in Memphis on April 4, 1968. After his death, she became a dynamic Civil Rights leader and crusader for peace in her own right, leading the 20th anniversary March on Washington (1983) and speaking out for the rights of Blacks in America and in South Africa. In 1969, Mrs. King, the mother of four children, founded the Atlanta-based Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which carries on Dr. King's teachings of nonviolent social protest. Mrs. King passed away January 30, 2006 at the age of 78.

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