The children of slain American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, (L-R) Dexter King, Rev. Bernice King, Yolanda King and Martin Luther King III gather at a news conference in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on February 5, 2006. Yolanda King has passed away since this photo was taken. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Martin Luther King Jr.'s heirs have agreed to end their legal fight over who owns the slain civil rights leader's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal, according to a court document filed on Monday that did not disclose if the item will be sold.
A trial to settle the years-long dispute had been set to start in Atlanta on Monday. It would have pitted King's two sons against his surviving daughter, who were at odds over whether to sell the medal.
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