Photos: Dexter Scott King through the years

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Dexter Scott King FILE - This 1966 file photo is the last official portrait taken of the entire King family, made in the study of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. From left are Dexter King, Yolanda King, Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice King, Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King III. The King Center in Atlanta said the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at his California home after battling prostate cancer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) (Uncredited/AP)

Dexter Scott King — Dexter Scott King American civil rights campaigner, and widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King (1927 - 2006) (center left, in black) and civil rights leader Reverend Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990) (center, right) lead a massive march following the assassination of husband only days earlier, Memphis, Tennessee, April 8, 1968. With them are, King's daughter Yolanda (1955 - 2007) (in white coat at left), singer Harry Belafonte, Kings' sons Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King, and fellow civil rights leaders Andrew Young and Reverend Jesse Jackson (visible directly behind Coretta Scott King). (Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images) (Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)

Dexter Scott King — Dexter Scott King Family of slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in car on the day of viewing his body as it lies in state at Sister's Chapel at Spelman College. In the front is Dexter, 7, and Martin the 3rd, 11.Behind them in the red coat on the left is their sister Yolanda, 12, next to their mother. To the left of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., is the youngest daughter, Bernice, 5. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)

Dexter Scott King — Dexter Scott King Coretta Scott King (1927 - 2006, centre, left), widow of assassinated American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968) and her children in her late husband’s funeral procession on their way to a public service at Morehouse College, King's alma mater, Atlanta, Georgia, 9th April 1968. Left to right: M.L.K’s younger brother, A.D. King (1930 - 1969), Coretta Scott King and civil rights leaders Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990) and Stokely Carmichael (1941 - 1998). (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) (Bob Verlin/Getty Images)

Dexter Scott King — Dexter Scott King (Original Caption) Atlanta. Members of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family (left to right) Martin Luther King, III, Coretta Scott King, son Dexter, and daughter Bernice, wear tee shirts supporting Martin's bid for the Fulton county Commission as they leave their voting precinct after casting their ballots in Georgia democratic Primary 8/12. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)

Dexter Scott King — Dexter Scott King ATLANTA, GA - JULY 19: Coretta Scott King (L), widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, passes the Olympic Flame to her son Dexter Scott King 19 July in Atlanta. The Kings were part of a relay taking the flame around Atlanta before the opening ceremonies later 19 July. (for editorial use only) (Photo credit should read MICHEL GANGNE/AFP via Getty Images) (MICHEL GANGNE/AFP via Getty Images)

Dexter Scott King FILE - Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks to the press outlining his family's plan for an interactive museum to be built at the MLK Center in Atlanta, Dec. 28, 1994. Dexter Scott King, the younger son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at his California home after battling prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Leita Cowart, file) (Leita Cowart/AP)

Dexter Scott King FILE - Dexter King, son of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., pictured in background, speaks to the media during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 13, 1997, in Atlanta in which the King family asked that James Earl Ray be brought to trial for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. The King Center in Atlanta said the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at his California home after battling prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Alan Mothner, File) (Alan Mothner/AP)

Dexter Scott King FILE - Dexter King, son of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., listens to arguments in the State Court of Criminal Appeals in Jackson, Tenn., Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, to determine whether two Memphis judges have overstepped their authority surrounding the investigation of the King assassination. The King Center in Atlanta said the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at his California home after battling prostate cancer. (Helen Comer/The Jackson Sun via AP, Pool, File) (Helen Comer/AP)

Dexter Scott King FILE - The children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, from left, Martin Luther King, Jr. III, Dexter King, Yolanda King and Bernice King stand next to a new crypt dedicated to their parents in Atlanta, Monday Nov. 20, 2006. The King Center in Atlanta said Dexter, the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at his California home after battling prostate cancer. (AP Photo/W.A. Harewood, File) (W.A. Harewood/AP)

January 22, 2024 at 2:06 pm EST

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