Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father's dream during a memorial service in Atlanta.
The memorial service for Dexter King was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where his father once was pastor.
Dexter King was named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father was pastor during the bus boycott that vaulted him to national prominence following the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks.
Dexter King served as chairman of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and was president of the King Estate, working to protect the family’s intellectual property.
“Dexter was ahead of his time,” Bernice King said of her brother’s vision in protecting the family’s intellectual rights.
Persons:
Dexter Scott King, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr, Coretta Scott King, ”, Leah Weber King, “, ” Dexter Scott King, Jan, Dexter King, Stevie Wonder, Martin Luther King III, Dexter, Yolanda Denice King, “ He’s, ” King III, Bernice A ., Rosa Parks, King, Angela Bassett, Martin Luther King, Jr, “ Dexter, ” Bernice King, “ That’s Dexter Scott, ’ Dexter, James Earl Ray, Ray, ” Ray, ___ Thiessen
Organizations:
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dexter, Baptist Church, Center for Nonviolent, King Estate, King Center
Locations:
Atlanta, Malibu , California, Montgomery , Alabama, Memphis , Tennessee, Rosa, Nashville, Anchorage , Alaska