Dexter Scott King

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, discusses what is was like to grow up under the weight of his father's legacy, Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir.
Dexter Scott King will be reading and signing books
February 3rd (Monday):
Barnes and Noble
East 86th/Lexington
7:30
February 4th (Tuesday)
Hueman Bookstore
Frederick Blvd between 124th/125th
6:30 pm

Music: Mahalia Jackson "Silent Night"
Norsalus McKissick "The Old Ship of Zion"

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