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    Martin Luther King Jr’s youngest son dies aged 62

    by Mike Bedigan Jan 23, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: AP

    Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of famed civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King Jr, has died at the age of 62.

    King died “peacefully” on Monday at his California home after a battle with prostate cancer, according to the King Center in Atlanta.

    He was named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama where his father once served as pastor,

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