Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr, born Michael King Jr (1929-1968), was an American minister and civil rights activist. He was assassinated in 1968.

Professor Lerone Martin recommends Bearing the Cross as a book about Martin Luther King Jr, in the best books on the civil rights era. “This book is a Pulitzer Prize winner. It became a standard narrative of King’s life and the life of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It’s an amazing book.”

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