The coffin of CB King, Esq., a prominent black Civil Right attorney who represented Martin Luther King Jr. among others, reflected his modesty. "It was so much him," his daughter told us. "His whole image of exiting this world was really about the elegance of simplicity -- being simply buried in something that is crafted by your children."

When Peggy King-Jorde and her brother made their father's coffin, at his request, she felt she was creating a safe place that would embrace him. As she describes, "I have such a wonderful memory of crafting the coffin. Maybe because it was such a beautiful day. What I remember was that it was it was just so satisfying. I felt like I was creating this very safe environment for my father. I knew he wasn’t really in his shell anymore, but there was just something very satisfying about creating this safe place for him. And then after we completed it, our family enjoyed knowing that, 'Okay, now we're ready to sort of let go.'"