Coretta Scott King Dead at 78
KAGAN: The nation is mourning the death today of Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. She died overnight at the age of 78. CNN's Drew Griffin joins us. He's at the King Center here in Atlanta with reaction. Hello.</s>DREW GRIFFIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And Daryn, a very sad reaction here at the King Center, almost from the beginning announcement this morning that Coretta Scott King had died. People have been coming here and laying wreaths, like this gentleman, and laying flowers at the tomb of her husband, the late Dr. Martin Luther King. She was loved by many in this town, and many had a personal relationship with this woman who they credit with keeping Dr. King's legacy going and certainly building this King Center. Mayor Andrew Young, a former mayor of Atlanta, had these words to say about -- about her struggle to keep her husband's legacy living.</s>ANDREW YOUNG, FMR. ATLANTA MAYOR: It was as though she was born for the breadth and depth of responsibility that she incurred as the wife of Martin Luther King. Indeed, she was -- she was as strong, if not stronger than he was.</s>GRIFFIN: It was a partnership they had that of course was cut short by that assassin's bullet. But she didn't walk away from the struggle. She kept at it and became a well respected person all across the world in her husband's struggle, which she then continued. One of the notes, Daryn, on the flowers this morning from a woman who said, "I was 8 years old when I learned there would be a Dr. Martin Luther King national holiday." And she thanked Coretta Scott King for that. And as we see so many school groups coming through this morning on scheduled field trips learning about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, you do have to thank Coretta Scott King for bringing that to America. We're live at the King Center. The family has issued just a short statement thanking the nation for its prayers and condolences. No funeral arrangements announced just yet. Back to you, Daryn.</s>KAGAN: Drew Griffin in downtown Atlanta. Thank you for that. Coretta Scott King was 78 years old. We'll take a break. We're back after this.