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Coretta Scott King gets her own rose in honor of 86th birthday

By Shelia Poole
April 25, 2013

What’s in a name?

For this rose, a lot.

Coretta Scott King, the widow of the the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a civil rights activist in her own right, now has a rose that bears her name.

The rose will make its debut Saturday in observance of what would have been King’s 86th birthday. The founder of the King Center died in January 2006.

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About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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