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Legacy of Love

By Jennifer Robinson / Web Producer
Published February 8, 2022 at 3:42 PM PST
"Legacy of Love" reenactment scene. A tense moment on Martin and Coretta’s first date. L-R: Actress Katelyn Fortes portrays Coretta Scott, January 1951. Actor Harry Garo portrays Martin Luther King, Jr., sans mustache while pledging fraternity, January 1951
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"Legacy of Love" reenactment scene. A tense moment on Martin and Coretta’s first date. L-R: Actress Katelyn Fortes portrays Coretta Scott, and actor Harry Garo portrays Martin Luther King, Jr., sans mustache while pledging fraternity, January 1951.

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with the PBS App

“Legacy of Love” brings to light the mostly unknown story of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott's formative years in 1950s Boston, where they met as students, fell in love, overcame the odds, and started on the road to becoming worldwide leaders and iconic symbols for the civil rights of people all over the world.

"Legacy of Love" reenactment scene. A benefactor gives college student Coretta Scott a welcome gift.
Courtesy of Roberto Mighty
Legacy of Love

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Written, produced and directed by Roberto Mighty. Celestial Media LLC. 2019. Funded by King Boston/The Boston Foundation.

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Jennifer Robinson
Jen is a web producer at KPBS, responsible for program promotion, online membership-related activities, and is the editor of the KPBS community calendar. Jen has worked at KPBS since 2000. She is originally from Las Vegas and attended UNLV.
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