This lady showed such courage and dignity in the face of all her hardships and has, I feel, been overlooked in history....
Wife of Martin Luther King Jr. She was highly supportive her husband and his efforts during the most tumultuous days of the American civil rights movement. After his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, she became a community leader and kept his dream alive. She worked to keep his ideology of equality for all people at the forefront of Americas's agenda. Cause of death: Complications from from ovarian cancer and a stroke....1927 - 2006