Provides a glimpse into Martin Luther King's early relationship with President John F Kennedy and his efforts to remain relevant in a protest movement growing increasingly massive and militant.
"Carson has dedicated his life's work to recovering the authentic voice of King, and in this latest volume, he and Armstrong capture King's life through a multifaceted approach, including a detailed chronology of King's life, a calendar of documents accompanied with select photographs, and documents resuscitating the dogged determination of the civil rights leader. This volume creates a word picture of the era in which King lived, and the reproductions of handwritten notes also give a textured feel to the intellectual evolution of King. The annotation of people, places, and events is exhaustive and good roughage for students, scholars, and interested laypersons. . . . provide[s] an educational moment for all persons interested in truth, justice, history, and knowledge."
