![Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gets a hug from his mother, Coretta Scott King, at a news conference, Jan. 14, 1989, in Atlanta where it was announced that he would replace her as president of the King Center as of April 4.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2024-01/DexterScottKing.jpg?itok=XRGG2P12)
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Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gets a hug from his mother, Coretta Scott King, at a news conference, Jan. 14, 1989, in Atlanta where it was announced that he would replace her as president of the King Center as of April 4.
Credit: AP Photo/Joe Holloway, Jr.