Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died at the age of 78. From a 1998 interview with NPR, Mrs. King reflects on the importance of music to the Civil Rights Movement.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the focus and inspiration for The Cleveland Orchestra’s 45th Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert, held at ...

Mrs. Coretta Scott King joins Fred Child onstage to read the text to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson.

The memorial service for Coretta Scott King brought presidents to this mega-church in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. Some 10,000 mourners came to the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, including ...