Dexter Scott King
| Dexter Scott King | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 30, 1961 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Civil rights activist, Advocate |
| Known for | Son of Martin Luther King, Jr. Chairman, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change |
| Spouse(s) | Leah Weber (m. 2013) |
| Relatives |
Yolanda Denise King (sister) Martin Luther King III (brother) Bernice Albertine King (sister) Alveda King (paternal first cousin) Edythe Scott Bagley (maternal aunt) |
Dexter Scott King (born January 30, 1961) is the second son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. His siblings are Martin Luther King III, the Reverend Bernice Albertine King, and the late Yolanda Denise King.
King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and named after the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father was pastor before moving to the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. His eldest sister Yolanda watched after him. He was seven years old when his father was assassinated. King and his siblings were assured an education thanks to the help of Harry Belafonte, who set up a trust fund for them years prior to their father's death. King attended the Democratic National Convention in 1972, which led him to gain an interest in politics.
King went to Douglass High School, where he played the trumpet.
King attended Morehouse College, his late father's alma mater. He studied business administration, but did not graduate. He later became an actor and documentary filmmaker.
King splits his time between Atlanta, Georgia, where he serves as chairman of the King Center, and Malibu, California.
In May 1989, King's mother named the twenty-eight-year-old as her successor as president of the King Center. Before his mother's choice, King openly expressed interest in changing the King Center into "a West Point of nonviolent training." Dexter Scott King served as president of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, but resigned only four months after taking the office after a dispute with her. He resumed the position in 1994, but the King Center's influence was sharply reduced by then. As President, he cut the number of staff from 70 to 14 and shut down a child care center among a shift from conventional activities to prioritizing preserving his father's legacy. Reflecting, King admitted that the time was not right since he was "probably moving faster than the board was ready to."
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