Growing up King
Subtitle: an intimate memoir
By: Dexter Scott King with Ralph Wiley.
Contributors: Wiley, Ralph.
Publisher: IPM
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: King, Dexter, 1961-; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Family.; African Americans -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "He was seven when his father fell to an assassin's bullet. He ventured warily through adolescence shell-shocked from lingering pain and fresh tragedy. But as an adult, he was determined to confront the past - and to find purpose in the future - by discovering the truth about his father's murder and protecting his father's legacy.".

"Under the glare of relentless, decades-long media coverage, he felt isolated from everyone, induding his peers. He was traumatized further by the assassination of his grandmother as well as the death of another family member in which foul play was suspected. Yet as he wrestled with the wrenching grief he didn't know how to resolve - and despite tremendous community expectations - he decided to live his own life and uncover his true talents.".

"Eventually, Dexter became aware of disturbing inconsistencies in the accepted version of his father's slaying. His courageous efforts, amid widespread skepticism, to investigate what really happened resulted in a civil jury trial proving there was a conspiracy involving governmental agencies to murder his father. And in facing down his darkest fears, he at last secured his own freedom, while protecting his family and his heritage."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.