Book

King

The Life of Martin Luther King

Jonathan Eig

2023

Simon & Schuster

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Book Review

The Perfectionist Tradition

The African American perfectionists offered “faith” instead of “hope”—emphasizing the struggle to realize a vision of justice.

by William P. Jones via Dissent on February 6, 2024
Book Review

Defanged

A journalistic view of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, work, and representation in American society.

by Eric Foner via London Review of Books on September 28, 2023
Q&A

Restoring the Real, Radical Martin Luther King Jr. in “King: A Life”

A new biography of King emerges at a "critical juncture" for his legacy.

by Jonathan Eig, Steve Nathans-Kelly via Chicago Review of Books on May 23, 2023
Book Review

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Perilous Power of Respectability

We revere the man and revile the strategy, but King knew what he was doing.

by Kelefa Sanneh via The New Yorker on May 8, 2023

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Martin Luther King Jr., left, and Malcolm X, right.

MLK’s Famous Criticism of Malcolm X Was a ‘Fraud,’ Author Finds

Alex Haley’s transcript of his famous 'Playboy' interview with Martin Luther King Jr. does not match what was published.

by Gillian Brockell via Retropolis on May 10, 2023

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