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A JOINT MEMORIAL

HONORING AND MEMORIALIZING THE LIFE OF CORETTA SCOTT KING,

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND LEADER AND SEEKER OF PEACE.

WHEREAS, Coretta Scott King, the first lady of the civil

rights movement, passed away on January 31, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Coretta Scott King was the wife of the Reverend

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the leader of the American civil

rights movement; and

WHEREAS, after the assassination of Dr. King, Coretta

Scott King gave much of her energy and attention to developing

the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social

Change as a memorial to her husband and to keeping his dream

of human dignity and harmony alive; and

WHEREAS, Coretta Scott King led the effort to establish

a national holiday to commemorate Dr. King's achievements and

his sacrifice for civil and human rights in America; and

WHEREAS, Coretta Scott King was a world leader,

traveling the globe to speak out on behalf of racial, gender,

religious and economic justice and carrying her message of

peace and human rights to many world and spiritual leaders;

and

WHEREAS, Coretta Scott King was an influential African-

American leader who received over sixty honorary degrees from

colleges and universities and helped to create many leadership

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organizations; and

WHEREAS, Coretta Scott King was a woman of vision,

wisdom and compassion and a great American;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the life and work of Coretta Scott

King be honored; the positive influence that the work of

Coretta Scott King has had in New Mexico, the nation and the

world be recognized; and the memory of Coretta Scott King be

used to promote peace and justice for all; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be

transmitted to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for

Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia.