Recanati-Kaplan Talks
The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Jonathan Eig in Conversation with Michelle Alexander
Join New York Times-bestselling biographer Jonathan Eig (Ali: A Life) with acclaimed civil rights lawyer and award-winning author of The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — and Eig’s highly anticipated new book, King: A Life. The first major biography of King in decades, Eig’s new book is a landmark — a product of exhaustive new analysis and research (including recently declassified FBI files) that reveals fundamental humanity that grounded the defining civil rights activist of his century. Hear Eig and Alexander discuss the significance of King’s enduring legacy — why our understanding of King must continue to evolve, the ongoing struggle for equality and civil rights in America, stories and research that didn’t make it into the book, and more.
Pre-order King: A Life.
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