Mrs. King's funeral procession on CNN now.

[SillyGoose]

A horse drawn carriage is bringing her to the Georgia State Capital where she will lie in state.

Godspeed, Mrs. King.

[DeepModem Mom]

1. Amen, SG. I'm reminded that Mrs. King's husband's body...

was not allowed to lie in honor in Georgia's Capitol. Lester Maddox was governor of the state.

[spanone]

3. Lester Maddox....forgot about that pathetic human being.

I'll try to forget again.

[SillyGoose]

4. Maddox was also outraged at state flags flying at half mast.

I will never understand the hate that lives within people.
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Saturday's tribute is just one of several her husband, the famed civil rights leader, never received in a climate of segregation.

"This is not just a salute to Mrs. King. It's a tribute to her and her husband, and to all they stood for and did," said U.S. Representative John Lewis.

When King died in 1968, then-Governor Lester Maddox refused to participate in his funeral ceremonies, and was outraged to see state flags, then dominated by the Confederate Cross, flying at half-staff for a black man.

But for his widow, Governor Sonny Perdue and his wife will escort her casket into the Capitol along with the Kings' four children.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/04/coretta.sat.ap/index.html

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. I'm watching it now. I had the honor of having brief contact with her what

seems like aeons ago. The law firm I worked for handled Dr. King's estate. She was a lovely, gracious woman and although this is so sad, I know she is in a better place right now. Blessings to her and her family.

[SillyGoose]

5. Honor guard has met the carriage at the Capital. Bag piper playing

Amazing Grace as Mrs. King's casket enters the Capital. Georgia Governor is there to meet the family.

[SillyGoose]

6. There are lines of people lined up down the road

to come in and pay their respects to Mrs. King.