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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court in Montgomery, Ala., March 22, 1956. King was found guilty of conspiracy to boycott city buses in a campaign to desegregate the bus system, but a judge suspended his $500 fine pending appeal. (AP Photo/Gene Herrick)
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is embraced by his wife Coretta Scott King during a news conference at Harlem Hospital in New York, Sept 30, 1958, where he is recovering from a stab wound following an attack by a woman. At left is his mother, Alberta Williams King. (AP Photo/Tony Camerano)
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Portrait of American Civil Rights and religious leaders Dr Samuel DeWitt Proctor (1921 – 1997) (left) of Virginia Union University and Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1929 – 1968), along with King’s wife, fellow activist Coretta Scott King (1927 – 2006) (second left), and an unidentified woman, March 9, 1957. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
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OSLO, NORWAY: Coretta Scott King and her husband Martin Luther King 09 December 1964 in Oslo where the US clergyman and civil rights leader received 10 December the Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King was assassinated on 04 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray confessed to shooting King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. King’s killing sent shock waves through American society at the time, and is still regarded as a landmark event in recent US history. (Photo credit should read AFP/Getty Images)
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FILE – Coretta Scott King is shown with her daughter, Bernice, during the funeral of her husband, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., April 9, 1968. The civil rights leader was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel when he was killed by a rifle bullet on April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the killing and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He died in prison in 1998. (AP Photo)
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Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with tears in her eyes, holds her head high during funeral services for her husband in Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, April 9, 1968. (AP Photo)
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Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., adjusts her mortarboard as she prepares to receive an honorary degree from Northeastern University during commencement exercises at Boston Garden, June 20, 1971. (AP Photo)
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Rosalind Cash and Coretta Scott King attend the premiere of ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ on June 15, 1974 at the Criterion Theater in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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Social activist Coretta Scott King and guest attending ‘Andrew Young For Congress Support Committee Dinner Dance’ on June 10, 1970 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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Lithonia, UNITED STATES: The Reverand Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, is applauded during the funeral for Coretta Scott King 07 February 2006 at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church 07 February 2006, in Lithonia, GA. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Jason REED (Photo credit should read JASON REED/AFP/Getty Images)
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CORETTA SCOTT KING — Pictured: Coretta Scott King — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
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Social activist Coretta Scott King, singer Harry Belafonte and New York City Mayor John Lindsay attending ‘Andrew Young For Congress Support Committee Dinner Dance’ on June 10, 1970 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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US Rep. John Lewis, D-GA, (L) is comforted by Coretta Scott King (R) after the unveiling of a commemorative granite engraving in honor of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 22 August 2003 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC where Dr. King gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech nearly 40 years ago. The ceremony was part of a two-day 40th anniversary march on Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J.RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J.RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
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ATLANTA – JANUARY 17: U2 singer Bono (L) kisses Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., during a news conference January 17, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bono was honored by the King Center during their annual Salute to Greatness awards dinner as a part of the 36th King Holiday Observance. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
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Coretta Scott King during 2005 Atlanta Heroes Awards at Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Frank Mullen/WireImage)
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Coretta Scott King and Oprah Winfrey at the Hyatt Regency – Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia (Photo by Moses Robinson/WireImage)
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To mark the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington, Coretta Scott King speaks at the very spot her husband gave his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. An engraving now marks the spot where King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Maya Angelou and Coretta Scott King during ‘Maya Angelou Life Mosaic’ Collection by Hallmark at Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
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Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., discusses her two hour meeting with Attorney General Janet Reno along with (L-R) Andrew Young, Dexter King, and Walter Fauntroy. King presented new evidence to Attorney General Janet Reno in an appeal for another investigation of her husband’s assassination May 8, 1998 in Washington, DC.
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American Civil Rights activist Coretta Scott King (1927 – 2006) (center) stands arms crossed and holding hands with two unidentified women at an unspecified event, August 1988. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
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MONTGOMERY, AL – MARCH 25: Coretta Scott King and husband civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on platform at end of 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama Civil Rights March. On March 25, 1965 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty Images)
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Close-up of American Civil Rights leader Coretta Scott King (1927 – 2006) as she speaks at Mason Temple, Church of God, 9 years after Dr. King’s murder, Memphis, TN, 1977. She had vowed never to return to Memphis after her husband’s murder but did so in support of striking workers during the bitter Memphis furniture strike of 1977. (Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)
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Coretta Scott King being interviewed in her office at the Martin Luther King Center. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
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[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Nelson Mandela and his former wife Winnie Mandela are guests of Coretta Scott King at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in 1990
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American Civil Rights activist Coretta Scott King (1927 – 2006) stands at a lectern and gives speech and an unspecified event, 1980s. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
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Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King’s wife, 20th century, United States, New York, Schomburg Center. (Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images)
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American Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King (1927 – 2006) (center, arm in arm) lead others during on the Selma to Montgomery marches held in support of voter rights, Alabama, late March, 1965. Among those with them are Reverend Ralph Abernathy (1926 – 1990) (at left, facing camera), and Pulitzer-Prize winning political scientist and diplomat Ralph Bunche (1904 – 1971) (front row, third left with glasses) whose his wife, Ruth (nee Harris, 1906 – 1988), holds his arm. (Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)
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Civil rights activist Dick Gregory, left, Coretta Scott King, and the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Joseph E. Lowery, announce a national Call for Peace with Justice in New York, Monday, Dec. 10, 1990. The group, a âCoalition of Conscience,â has chosen on January 15, Martin Luther Kingâs birthday and the U.N. deadline, as the day. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
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Coretta Scott King gets a hug from the Rev. Jesse Jackson during the âState of the Dreamâ celebration at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990. On Monday will mark the 61st birthday anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo)
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Coretta Scott King, center, holding hands with the her son, Martin Luther King III, right, and her daughter, Bernice, left, during the Hands Across America line near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 25, 1986. Millions of volunteers formed a human chain during a fund-raiser for the homeless and hungry. (AP Photo/Reed Tom)
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Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is seen at her home in Atlanta, Ga., May 28, 1968. (AP Photo)
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Coroetta Scott King, Wife of late Dr. Martin Luther King signals for victory over racial prejudice at conclusion of her address to Woman Power in Action for Peace Conference at Wisconsin University, Milwaukee Nov. 22, 1969. She said women should be involved in the fight against poverty, racism and war. (AP Photo)
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LITHONIA, GA – FEBRUARY 7: A guest holds a program at funeral services for Coretta Scott King on February 7, 2006 at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia. Coretta Scott King, the wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., died January 30 at the age of 78. (Photo by Ozier Muhammad-Pool/Getty Images)
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