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  2. BornBernice Albertine King · March 28, 1963 · Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    RelativesAlberta Williams King (grandmother) · Martin Luther King Sr. (grandfather) · Yolanda Denise King (sister) · Martin Luther King III (brother) · Dexter Scott King (brother) · Alveda King (cousin) · Edythe Scott Bagley (aunt) · Christine King Farris (aunt)
    Overview

    Bernice Albertine King (born March 28, 1963) is an American inactive lawyer, minister, and the youngest child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. She was five years old when her f… See more

    Adult life

    At the age of 19, she made her first major speech in Chicago and stated that "We've come a long way. But we have a long way to go." In early 1983, King gave a speech at St. Sabina Church in Chicago. Many members o… See more

    Legal issues

    King and her brother Martin Luther King III accused their brother Dexter of having disengaged them from decisions and shareholder meetings. They alleged that their brother had done this since 2004. On October 12… See more

    Honors and awards

    On December 14, 2007, at the State Bar of Georgia Headquarters, King was honored by the Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys with the "Commitment to Community" award for her work as an attorney an… See more

     
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