HR387 - Commending the Life of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

• Commends the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King on the 90th anniversary of her birth (April 27, 1927).

• Recognizes her role as a civil rights activist, particularly during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and her advocacy that helped Congress enact the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• Acknowledges her leadership in a 13-year campaign to establish a national holiday honoring her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy of social love, justice, and equality.

• Honors her founding of the King Center, her continued activism for equality across all communities regardless of gender, religion, ability, or sexual orientation, and her contributions as "First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement."

• Praises how her life and commitment have made the country and world a greater society embracing the "beloved community" of justice and righteousness.