Segmentation was wrong when it was forced by white people, … - Coretta Scott King

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Segmentation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.

Coretta Scott King

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Coretta Scott King (27 April 1927 – 31 January 2006) was a civil rights activist, author, and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.. Mother of Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice King.

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