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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’s mother, Coretta Scott King, died in 2006. His sister Yolanda Denise King died in 2007. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens also expressed his condolences to Dexter’s family.
Alberta Christine Williams King (née Williams; September 13, 1904 – June 30, 1974) was an American civil rights organizer best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Sr.; and as the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and also as the grandmother of Martin Luther King III. She was the choir director of the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s gravesite and a reflecting pool are also located next to Freedom Hall. Mrs. King was interred with her husband on February 7, 2006. In 1994, Dexter King succeeded his mother as director of the center. [3] In 2010, Martin Luther King III became president. [4] In 2012, King's youngest child, Bernice King, became the CEO. [5]
Dexter Scott King, son of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died after a bout with prostate cancer. ... Dexter King's mother, Coretta Scott King, died in 2006, followed by ...
Dexter’s older brother, Martin Luther King III, said Dexter has been welcomed home by their mother, father and sister Yolanda Denice King, who died in 2007, a year after their mother.
Dexter King was named after the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father served as pastor in the 1950s. ... His mother, Coretta Scott King, died in 2006, followed by ...
[180] Dexter Scott King's resigning four months after becoming president of the King Center has often been attributed to differences with his mother. Dexter's work saw a reduction of workers from 70 to 14, and also removed a child care center his mother had founded. [181] She lived in a small house with 4 children.