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Dexter Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Son, Dead at 62 After Battle With Cancer

The second son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King died after a battle with prostate cancer.

Martin Luther King III said he was deeply saddened to share the news of his brother's death. "I was heartbroken to hear that Dexter King left us this morning, but I was comforted by the knowledge he is reunited with his parents and sister," Sharpton said. He turned that pain into activism, however, and dedicated his life to advancing the dream Martin and Coretta Scott King had for their children, their grandchildren, and all the generations to come after."

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