Dexter King (1961-2024) American civil rights activist
Dexter King (1961-2024) American civil rights activist, Dexter King (1961-2024) Find a Grave Memorial, Dexter King Biography, Life, Career and Death
Burial: Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Cause of Death: Dexter King died of prostate cancer at home in Malibu, California, on January 22, 2024, eight days before his 63rd birthday.
Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Producer, and Writer. He was an American civil and animal rights activist. He was the younger son of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. He attended Morehouse College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
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Dexter King Personal details
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Dexter Scott King
January 30, 1961 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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| Died | January 22, 2024 (aged 62) Malibu, California, U.S.
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| Education | Morehouse College |
| Occupation(s) | Civil rights activist, advocate |
| Known for | Son of Martin Luther King Jr. Chairman, The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change |
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Leah Weber (2013)
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| Parent(s) | Martin Luther King Jr. (father) Coretta Scott King (mother) |
| Relatives | Yolanda Denise King (sister) Martin Luther King Sr. (paternal grandfather) Martin Luther King III (brother) Bernice Albertine King (sister) Alveda King (paternal first cousin) Edythe Scott Bagley (maternal aunt) |
Among his acting credits are the movie “King” and the television movie “The Rosa Parks Story,” in which he played the role of his father. Join TELEGRAM
In July 2013, he married Leah Weber in a private ceremony in California. He had no children. He attended the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on August 24, 2013,commemorating the event where his father delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.