Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, after battling prostate cancer. He was 62.
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ATLANTA (AP) 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 Co
ATLANTA (AP) Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died in his sleep on Monday at his home in Malibu, California. Named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father once served as pastor, he was just 7 years old when his father was assassinated in 1968. He became chairman of the King Center, where he shepherded his parents legacy and focused on protecting the King family s intellectual property.