The Carter Center announced today, Nov. 19, the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of the 39th President, Jimmy Carter. Carter died peacefully at their home in Plains, GA. She was 96 years old.
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
“Considering his enormous impact on the history of this country, what always struck those who met John was his gentleness and humility. Born into modest means in the heart of the Jim Crow South, he understood that he was just one of a long line of heroes in the struggle for racial justice. Early on, he embraced the principles of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience as the means to bring about real change in this country, understanding that such tactics had the power not only to change laws, but to change hearts and minds as well.”