The Rev. Bernice King choked back tears at times as she shared memories of her childhood and recent visits with Dexter Scott King, who died Monday at his home.
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter remembered her late brother on Tuesday as a fierce and visionary steward of their father’s legacy.
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He also faced criticism that he was trying to profit from their father’s legacy, which was not his intent, she added.
Dexter King and his siblings, who shared control of the family estate, didn’t always agree on how to uphold their parents’ legacy. In addition to Bernice King, he is survived by older brother Martin Luther King III. He was out of the country and unable to attend Tuesday’s event, Bernice King said.
The eldest of the four King siblings, Yolanda, died in 2007.
Bernice King downplayed her differences with Dexter King, saying she always agreed with her brother in principle. And she said the two of them remained close throughout his life.
“None of that destroyed our love and our respect for each other,” she said, of their differences.
The family honored Dexter King’s wishes and cremated him. They plan to hold additional events to memorialize him.
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