King: A Life (Young Adult Edition)
Jonathan Eig; Adapted by Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long
This young adult adaptation follows the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from his childhood in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood to his emergence as a civil rights leader in Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery. It presents him as a student, preacher, activist, dreamer, husband, and father, as well as an influential and controversial figure. The biography also addresses his depression, doubts, serial infidelities, and persecution by the FBI. It includes archival photographs and footnotes.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
