Dexter King died believing that the truth of his father’s killing will someday rise

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Not another King dying far too soon. This was the immediate reaction of many at the news that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King had died from prostate cancer at age 62. In 2007 his sister Yolanda died at age 52. At the time of his death, Dexter King had served as both chairman of The King Center and president of the King Estate. In that capacity he engaged in legal intellectual property fights with corporations, federal agencies, and court suits with family members to protect his parents’ legacy. His strongest crusade, however, was his battle to bring to justice those responsible for his father’s murder. Related Stories Born in Atlanta on Jan. 30, 1961, he was named after Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father served in his first pastorate and helped launch the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. He was the second-born son of the King and Coretta King and was only 7 years old when his father was assassinated in Memphis in 1968. For years, Dexter King – who has an amazing resemblance to his globally acclaimed father, confessed that when he “looked...