But this book isĪ valuable reminder that on those subjects and occasions when he could not have borrowed his words, King was consistently eloquent and polished, a master of word and effect, possessed of a voice that was unmistakable and true. What is missing, of course, is the cohesive narrative and balanced perspective of a true autobiography. Clayborne Carson (born June 15, 1944) is an American academic who is a professor of history at Stanford University and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Each chapter includes a helpful chronology of the eventsĬovered, and an opening sentence or two of King's that defines the principle or significance of what follows. Wife, Coretta, describing his incarceration at Georgia's Reidsville Prison and a three-paragraph box ''On Richard Nixon'' from a letter written in 1958. Kennedy Presidential Library with his statement to a judge rejecting release on bail, a letter to his For example, a chapter on King's arrestĪt an Atlanta lunch counter demonstration during the 1960 Presidential campaign combines King's taped interview for the John F.
Of Religious Development'' in manuscript and other documents scattered in various archives and in the 14 volumes of the Martin Luther King Jr. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Carson has done a good job of selecting letters, news interviews, an ''Autobiography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.,'' Clayborne Carson's mistitled but otherwise worthy compilation of King's autobiographical writings and statements. That sad truth diminishes the value of ''The Autobiography Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso. Ne of the tragedies of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life is that he did not live to write an autobiography. Harry Belafonte, Calypso King Who Worked for African American Rights, Dies at 96. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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