Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.

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With knowledge spirit good humor and passion THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. brings to life a remarkable man whose thoughts and actions speak to our most burning contemporary issues and still inspire the desires hopes and dreams of us all. Written in his own words this history-making autobiography is Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered inquisitive child and student who chafed under and eventually rebelled against segregation; the dedicated young minister who continually questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom; the loving husband and father who sought to balance his familys needs with those of a growing nationwide movement; and the reflective world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. Relevant and insightful THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. offers Kings seldom disclosed views on some of the worlds greatest and most controversial figures: John F. Kennedy Malcolm X Lyndon B. Johnson Mahatma Gandhi and Richard Nixon. It also paints a rich and moving portrait of a people a time and a nation in the face of powerful change. Finally it shows how everyday Americans from all walks of life confronted themselves each other and the burden of the past-and how their fears and courage helped shape our future.