Dexter King, the youngest son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., dead at 62



Dexter King, the youngest son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday from prostate cancer, according to The King Center. He was 62.

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29 comments

  1. He is with his father He gets to see his dad after all these years I'm sure they are joyously greeting each other with happy smiles and joy although I'm sure his father had hoped he could do more work I'm sure his son wish he could do so too but Heavenly Father needed him home.

  2. I'm sure biden will be st the funeral. He just said in church he started the civil rights movement so he better be there for that lie.

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  4. Please allow him to be buried with his parents as well as the other king children. This family has been through too much and needs to stay together ๐Ÿ˜ข. May he rest in peace and see them again ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™

  5. Iโ€™m sorry for the familyโ€™s loss. May their hearts heal quickly ๐Ÿ™

  6. So sorry to hear this๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ™

  7. You people aren't talking about the young black women who was arrested trying to fake a hate crime by burning down Dr. Kings house.

    You people nevee talked about how the u.s Courts in 96 said it was the fbi that was 100% responsible for the assassination.

  8. God Speed ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ™

  9. Your dad will greet you in HEVAN. GOD WILL SHED TEARS UPON WITNESSING THE GREETING.R.I P KING.๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡

  10. Wow no disrespect but I thought he and Yolanda BOTH were already dead .. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

  11. First Josh now Dexter, reminds me of Michael and Prince

  12. So sorry prayers ๐Ÿ™

  13. May their family be comforted

  14. Sorry for their loss. Praying for his Family, Friends, Colleagues and all who knew him. ๐Ÿ™

  15. Very sad bless him and his family
    Prayers goes out to The king family ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

  16. RIP Martin ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’•

  17. He get to join his parents may he rest in peace๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

  18. Shame he lived to see his fatherโ€™s legacy come full circle..