Dexter Scott King

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Dexter Scott King (born January 30, 1961) is the second son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. His siblings are Martin Luther King III, Rev. Bernice Albertine King, and the late Yolanda Denise King.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia and named after the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, where his father was a pastor, he was seven years old when his father was killed. Twenty-nine years later, Dexter King met with James Earl Ray, imprisoned for his father's 1968 murder. Dexter King does not believe that Ray was involved with Martin Luther King's assassination. He has gone on record as saying:

"No, he [Mr. Lloyd Jowers] named the shooter. The shooter was the Memphis Police Department Officer, Lt. Earl Clark who he named as the killer. Once again, beyond that you had credible witnesses that named members of a Special Forces team who didn't have to act because the contract killer succeeded, with plausible denial, a Mafia contracted killer".

King attended Morehouse College, the alma mater of his late father. He did not graduate, but studied Business Administration while there. He later became an actor and documentary film maker.

King's mother, Coretta King died on his 45th birthday in 2006. King splits his time between Atlanta, Georgia, where he serves as chairman of the King Center, and Malibu, California.

Dexter Scott King is a vegan and credits his vegan diet with giving him strength to further the goals of equality and justice. King was introduced to vegetarianism by comedian/activist Dick Gregory, who runs a vegan health spa in the Bahamas.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] Acting

King (1978)

[edit] Television

  • 1-800-Missing, Lost Sister episode (2004)
  • The Rosa Parks Story (2002)

[edit] Literary works

  • Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir (2003)

[edit] References

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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People
Family: Martin Luther King, Sr. (father) • Alberta Williams King (mother) • Christine King Farris (sister) • Alfred Daniel Williams King (brother) • Coretta Scott King (wife) • Yolanda King (daughter) • Martin Luther King III (son) • Dexter Scott King (son) • Bernice King (daughter) • Alveda King (niece)
Others: Benjamin Mays (mentor) • Bayard Rustin (advisor) • Ralph Abernathy (colleague)
Assassination
Related Media
Film and television: King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary film) • King (television miniseries) • Return of the King (episode of The Boondocks)
Songs: Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder) • Pride (In the Name of Love) (U2) • MLK (U2) Shed a Little Light (James Taylor)
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