The author has done a brilliant job of pulling his writings together and coming up with a rounded biography of one of the greatest leaders of the civil rights movement.I enjoyed the book - It's really a collection of all of the speeches and personal writings.
It was assembled by the editor, Clayborne Carson, who went over King's papers both public and personnel and edited his work into a biographical format.
King felt that no amount of twisting Jesus' words would ever permit the existence of hatred in a person's heart. Please enter the message.Would you also like to submit a review for this item? For the same reasons I read Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch I recently listened to these 6 cassettes on a long drive from our home in Oregon to my sister-in-law's wedding in San Diego and back. King's wife enlisted the historian of Stanford University (Clayborne Carson) to go through King's extensive writings to put soThe Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. gives an overview of the major movements in King's life, from his childhood, up until his death. Simultaneously, it’s disheartening to think that his specific plans for advocacy are still very much needed. King was a Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black men at the time. Editor and MLK scholar, Clayborne Carson, cobbled together writings and speeches to create this powerful rendering of Dr. King’s work. Having now read the autobiography, I think it should be required reading in high schools.In school we listened to and read some of Martin Luther King's speeches and in recent years I had read a sermon or two of his, but that was the breadth of my experience with his work. This is not quite a true autobiography, but rather a collection of King's writings and speeches throughout his life, edited and assembled by a third party. Please enter your name.The E-mail message field is required.
T...Using Stanford University's voluminous collection of archival material, including previously unpublished writings, interviews, recordings, and correspondence, King scholar Clayborne Carson has constructed a remarkable first-person account of Dr. King's extraordinary life. There is not much in this book that will surprise you.
Some places, especially early on through the middle of the autobiography dragged in my opinion. King's wife enlisted the historian of Stanford University (Clayborne Carson) to go through King's extensive writings to put something together. A definite must read.I've had this set of audio cassettes for several years. Non-violence for King was a way of life, a way of seeing the world. But here is the life of a man who at times felt anger and hatred and yet believed that the expression of it was strategically and morally wrong. Using Stanford University's voluminous collection of archival material, including previously unpublished writings, interviews, recordings, and correspondence, King scholar Clayborne Carson hasThe subject field is required. Your Web browser is not enabled for JavaScript. There’s an abundance of information contained in these pages, some of which is a bit extra in my opinion.
Having now read the autobiography, I think it should be required reading in high schools.The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. gives an overview of the major movements in King's life, from his childhood, up until his death. Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) is available from the World Health Organization (Please choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours. Martin's honesty and quest for justice rings throughout.
The book received the endorsement of Coretta Scott King in 1998. Violence would not correct the social evil that needed correction.