ATLANTA (AP) — Edythe Scott Bagley, the older sister of Coretta Scott King, died in her Pennsylvania home, the family said today.
Bagley died at her home in Cheney, Pa. around 7 a.m. on Saturday, said Martin Luther King III, her nephew. She had been an active member of the board of directors for the Atlanta-based King Center since it was founded in 1968 and was also a retired professor of theatre arts at Cheyney University. Her age was not available.
After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, Bagley worked with her sister, Martin’s widow, to promote civil rights. She occasionally represented Coretta Scott King at events, and made radio and TV appearances on behalf of the Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
Bagley died at her home in Cheney, Pa. around 7 a.m. on Saturday, said Martin Luther King III, her nephew. She had been an active member of the board of directors for the Atlanta-based King Center since it was founded in 1968 and was also a retired professor of theatre arts at Cheyney University. Her age was not available.
After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, Bagley worked with her sister, Martin’s widow, to promote civil rights. She occasionally represented Coretta Scott King at events, and made radio and TV appearances on behalf of the Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
In 1971, she joined Cheyney’s faculty and was charged with developing a theatre arts major. The program was approved in 1980.
The funeral will be June 17 at 1 p.m. in West Chester, Pa.
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