Coretta Scott King - Her Life and Her Legacy ... HISTORYCENTER

Coretta Scott King - Her Life and Her Legacy ... HISTORYCENTER

This Sunday, February 5th at 8:30am

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation mourns the loss of the freedom fighter and inspirational leader, Coretta Scott King, HISTORYCENTER welcomes special guests Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., New York Congressman Charles Rangel, and Manning Marable, professor of history at Columbia University and author of "Living Black History," to discuss her extraordinary life. Host Steve Gillon leads the discussion about Mrs. King's struggles and her legacy as an individual and as the widow of an icon. HISTORYCENTER, airs Sunday, February 5th at 8:30am on The History Channel.

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Each Sunday, Steve Gillon, Resident Historian for The History Channel, examines the history behind today's news-making headlines. Featuring leading experts and historians on everything from politics to pop culture, HISTORYCENTER provides the historical perspective needed to understand that the issues which impact us today actually started yesterday.

Executive Producer for The History Channel is Charlie Maday. Managing Producer, John Verhoff and Producer is Anthony Giachinno.

Now reaching more than 88 million Nielsen subscribers, The History Channel(R), "Where History Lives(R)," brings history to life in a powerful manner and provides an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. In 2004, The History Channel earned five News and Documentary Emmy(R) Awards and previously received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's "Save Our History(R)" campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. The History Channel web site is located at www.HistoryChannel.com. Press Only: For more information and photography please visit us on the web at www.historychannelpress.com.

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CONTACT: Ashley Gillen, +1-212-907-9445, ashley.gillen@aetn.com

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