The Children of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Born in 1963, Bernice Albertine King is the youngest of King's children. She speaks at events worldwide and is an ordained minister. A graduate of Spelman College and Emory University, Bernice has done a variety of work to support youth, including serving as a law clerk in the Fulton County Juvenile Court system and mentoring inner city girls. King also wrote the book “Hard Questions, Heart Answers.” In 2009, she became president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, but later stepped dow

Bernice King Born in 1963, Bernice Albertine King is the youngest of King's children. She speaks at events worldwide and is an ordained minister. A graduate of Spelman College and Emory University, Bernice has done a variety of work to support youth, including serving as a law clerk in the Fulton County Juvenile Court system and mentoring inner city girls. King also wrote the book “Hard Questions, Heart Answers.” In 2009, she became president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, but later stepped dow

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How his family has carried out their father’s legacy.

While the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. has become a global symbol of justice and nonviolence around the world, the public is not so familiar with the lives and accomplishments of the four children he fathered with wife Coretta Scott King. How have King’s children carried out his mission and what are some of the personal and professional highlights of their lives? This profile examines the stories of the four King children: Bernice, Dexter Scott, Martin Luther King III and the late Yolanda King.

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