President Jimmy Carter, left, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Coretta Scotta King, wife of the late Martin Luther King Jr, during a ceremony at the White House Iin Washington on Monday, July 13, 1977.

President Jimmy Carter, left, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Coretta Scotta King, wife of the late Martin Luther King Jr, during a ceremony at the White House Iin Washington on Monday, July 13, 1977. / AP Images

Nearly a decade after Martin Luther King Jr's death, President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded King the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The activist's widow, Coretta Scott King, accepted the award on his behalf. On Second Thought producer Sean Powers took us back to that day at the White House with an audio postcard.

OST producer Sean Powers took us back to the day that President Jimmy Carter awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously awarded to Martin Luther King Jr in 1977.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously awarded to Martin Luther King Jr in 1977. / Flickr

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