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TO DIRECT THAT THE FLAGS OVER THE STATEHOUSE DOME BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF AND IN DEEPEST RESPECT FOR CORETTA SCOTT KING, BELOVED WIDOW OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., ON THE DAY OF HER FUNERAL.
Whereas, it with great sadness that the members of the South Carolina General Assembly acknowledge the death of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King on January 31, 2006; and
Whereas, the widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. made his life's work her own as she carried on his civil rights work throughout her lifetime; and
Whereas, after her husband's assassination in 1968, Mrs. King established the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, and she fought for the establishment of a national holiday in honor of her husband which became law in 1986; and
Whereas, she was not only a loyal wife and civil rights activist in her own right but she was also the dear and devoted mother of four children: Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice Albertine King; and
Whereas, her grace and determination as she carried on her husband's legacy earned the respect of a nation and perhaps the world. Her life will not be forgotten and her spirit and that of her cherished husband will be passed on to a new generation to keep the dream alive. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, direct that the flags over the Statehouse dome be flown at half-staff in honor of and in deepest respect for Coretta Scott King, beloved widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., on the day of her funeral.
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