Shirley Seaton (left) and Coretta Scott King |
Coretta Scott King, who
carried on the fight for racial equality after the assassination of
her husband, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, in 1968, died yesterday (Jan
31) in Mexico where she was seeking treatment for ovarian cancer.
She was 78.
In September 1997 Mrs. King came to John Carroll to give the keynote
address for the university's Diversity Gala celebration. Yesterday
Shirley Seaton, Interim Associate Director-Office of Multicultural
Affairs, recalled what it was like to meet an icon. |
