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Dexter Scott King (January 30, 1961 – January 22, 2024) was an American civil and animal rights activist and author. The second son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, he was also the brother of Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, and Yolanda King; and also grandson of Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King.
Dexter Scott King, the younger son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died, his brother said. He was 62.King died after a battle with prostate cancer. His wife, Leah Weber King ...
Dexter King was named after Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father was pastor in the 1950s. Dexter King's mother, Coretta Scott King, died in 2006, followed by his ...
King married Scott on June 18, 1953, on the lawn of her parents' house, in Heiberger, Alabama. [96] They had four children: Yolanda King (1955–2007), Martin Luther King III (b. 1957), Dexter Scott King (1961–2024), and Bernice King (b. 1963). [97] King limited Coretta's role in the civil rights movement, expecting her to be a housewife and ...
Coretta Scott King (L), widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., passes the Olympic Flame to her son Dexter Scott King on July 19, 1996, in Atlanta. - Michel Gangne/AFP/Getty Images
Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate ...
She handed the reins as CEO and president of the King Center down to her son, Dexter Scott King. [151] The Kings initially had difficulty gathering the papers since they were in different locations, including colleges he attended and archives. King had a group of supporters begin gathering her husband's papers in 1967, the year before his death ...
The King Center has announced that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son and third child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died.