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Children and extended family of Martin Luther King Jr.
The family of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, includes four children, Bernice A. King, Dexter Scott King, Martin Luther King III, and Yolanda Denise King. Learn more about the King family.
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Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr., has died. The King Center announced Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 that he died earlier in the day after a “valiant battle with prostate cancer.” In a photo from 1989, Dexter King takes to the podium at Ebenezer Baptist Church as the image of his grandfather, Daddy King, reflects off the stained glass window. (W. A. Bridges Jr/AJC staff)
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