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• King

  a Life

  Eig, Jonathan,

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  Vividly written and exhaustively researched, this is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. – and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King of the North

  Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South

  Theoharis, Jeanne,

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• A Testament of Hope

  the Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  This collection of the famed civil rights leader's works includes his major speeches and sermons, essays, interviews and parts of his books. Washington, a professor at Union Theological Seminary, provides a brief but moving introduction in this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Coretta, My Life, My Love, My Legacy

  King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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  The woman behind the man, Coretta Scott King was a pivotal part of the Civil Rights Movement both while her husband was alive and after. Though MLK Jr. wanted her to stay home to care for their family, she was never on the sidelines. In this full…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Shape a New World

  Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  This collection of essays challenges the mainstream ways that people think about MLK Jr.’s writings. The book focuses on his lesser known writings on civil disobedience, poverty, political theology, labor and welfare rights, and more. Reading these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Redemption

  Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last 31 Hours

  Rosenbloom, Joseph, 1944-

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  This is an immersive, humanizing, and demystifying look at the final hours of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life as he seeks to revive the non-violent civil rights movement and push to end poverty in America.

• The Seminarian

  Martin Luther King, Jr. Comes of Age

  Parr, Patrick,

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  If you want an intimate look at MLK Jr., this coming-of-age book will make him seem more real than ever before. The man we know as Martin Luther King Jr. was once a 19-year-old prankster striving to become a preacher at Crozer Theological Seminary,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Killing King

  Racial Terrorists, James Earl Ray, and the Plot to Assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.

  Wexler, Stuart,

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  Love a good conspiracy? Stuart Wexler’s analysis of declassified FBI files and previously unknown sources shows a vast network of racist terrorists that were dedicated to killing MLK Jr. Dive deep into the evidence that Wexler presents that shows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To the Promised Land

  Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice

  Honey, Michael K.,

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  Get a great overview of the civil rights movement from the lens of the work Martin Luther King Jr. did for the poor and working classes. Many of the issues that MLK worked to resolve are still prevalent today, and this book will give you a great…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sword and the Shield

  the Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

  Joseph, Peniel E.,

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  You may know Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. as polar opposites in the civil rights movement, but the truth is much more complicated. Get to see all the nuances of these two men’s ideals and find that they have much more in common than you…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Three Mothers

  How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation

  Tubbs, Anna Malaika,

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  Motherhood is challenging alone, but consider how difficult it was to be a Black mother with Black sons during a time of Jim Crow laws and segregation. Without the teachings of their mothers – Berdis Baldwin, Alberta King and Louise Little – James…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nine Days

  the Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election

  Kendrick, Stephen, 1954-

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  If you’re into political thrillers, this is the book for you. Three weeks before the presidential election of 1960 between Richard Nixon and JFK, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested at an Atlanta, Georgia sit-in. This is a short read on a very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alabama V. King

  Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement

  Abrams, Dan, 1966-

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  Get a new perspective on the trial that put Martin Luther King Jr. at the front of the Civil Rights Movement. Fred D. Gray, the defense lawyer for Martin Luther King Jr., tells the story of just how far white officials in Alabama would go to stop…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Kneeling Man

  My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

  Seletzky, Leta McCollough,

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  If you’re interested in the ways in which the FBI monitors activists and radicals, this is the book for you! The author’s father was an undercover cop infiltrating the Invaders, Memphis’ Black Power activist group, when Martin Luther King Jr. was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live

  Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America

  Kix, Paul,

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  The author takes the reader behind the scenes as he tells the story of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's pivotal 10-week campaign in 1963 to end segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. He also provides a window into the minds of the four…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let the Trumpet Sound

  A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Oates, Stephen B.

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• The Promise and the Dream

  the Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy

  Margolick, David

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• The Heavens Might Crack

  the Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

  Sokol, Jason,

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• Kennedy and King

  the President, the Pastor, and the Battle Over Civil Rights

  Levingston, Steven,

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• Waking From the Dream

  the Struggle for Civil Rights in the Shadow of Martin Luther King Jr.

  Chappell, David L.

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