Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feud in spirit of civil rights icon and his wife

Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feud

ATLANTA — A follower of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is invoking the spirit of the civil rights icon and his wife, Coretta, in praying for a peaceful resolution to the legal battle among the King children.

The Rev. Joseph Lowery led dozens of clergy, civil rights veterans and others in prayer Tuesday, standing in the shadow of the Kings’ crypt and the eternal flame that burns in their honor in Atlanta. Lowery worked with King during the civil rights movement and remains close to the family.

Martin Luther King III and his sister, the Rev. Bernice King, have sued their brother, Dexter, over their father’s estate, which the three control as a private corporation. On Monday, the siblings held their first shareholder’s meeting since 2004, and are scheduled to meet again on Friday.