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Friday, February 14, 2014

Family dispute over MLK’s Bible, Nobel in Fulton Court

Updated: 11:56 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 | Posted: 9:53 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014

Family dispute over MLK’s Bible, Nobel in Fulton Court

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Statement from Bernice King: My brothers want to sell my father’s Nobel Peace Prize medal and his Bible

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. displays his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1964. The 35-year-old Dr. King was honored for promoting the principle of non-violence in the civil rights movement. (AP Photo)

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights leader, receives the Nobel Peace Prize from the hands of Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1964. The 35-year-old Reverend King, the youngest man ever to receive the prize, is the 12th American and the third Black to be given the honor.

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Gordon Ponsford, a conservator and owner of Ponsford Limited, repairs the Martin Luther King Bible that will be used by President Obama during his swearing in for his second term.

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Family dispute over MLK’s Bible, Nobel in Fulton Court photo

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President Barack Obama used both Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln bibles at his swearing in for the second term on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.

By Ernie Suggs

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bernice King, in a stinging rebuke against her brothers, is accusing them of trying to physically sell their father’s Nobel Peace Prize, as well as the family Bible used by president Barack Obama when he was sworn in for the second time as president.
On Friday, brothers Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King filed a complaint in the Fulton County Superior Court on behalf of the King Estate for emergency injunctive relief, claiming their sister has hidden the items.
The suit seeks to have the items turned over to Martin King III, who is the chairman of the estate’s board.
In a statement issued Tuesday morning, Bernice King said that last month, her brothers informed her that they wanted to sell the items, which she opposes.
“While I love my brothers dearly, this latest decision by them is extremely troubling. Not only am I appalled and utterly ashamed, I am frankly disappointed that they would even entertain the thought of selling these precious items. It reveals a desperation beyond comprehension,” Bernice King said. “Our Father MUST be turning in his grave.”
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Friday, September 13, 2013

Martin Luther King estate sues Martin Luther King Center

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Published: Aug. 31, 2013 at 4:05 PM

ATLANTA, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A family dispute among the children of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King has led to a lawsuit between his estate and the King Center in Atlanta.
The King estate filed the suit Wednesday, the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and King's "I have a dream" speech, Courthouse News Service reported.
The Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Inc. is run by Martin Luther King III and Dexter King, while their sister, Bernice, heads The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
In the lawsuit, the brothers charge the center has been careless in its handling of King memorabilia, leaving historic documents and items at risk of fire, water, theft, mildew and mold.
Attempts to solve the problem by working with Bernice King have failed, the lawsuit says, and there has been a "total breakdown in communication and transparency."
The King estate sent a 30-day notice in August to the center, notifying it that the licensing agreement for King memorabilia was being terminated. The letter said the center could avoid that by placing Bernice King on administrative leave and taking Andrew Young and Alveda King, Martin Luther King's niece, from the board.
The estate is seeking a court order barring the center from making use of the memorabilia once its license expires.

Topics: Martin Luther King Jr. , Andrew Young, Bernice King, Dexter King, Martin Luther King III

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