Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X after Press Conference at U.S. Capitol about Senate Debate on Civil Rights Act of 1964, Washington, D.C. Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report ...

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR: I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history. INSKEEP: We know that cadence, the drawn-out words precisely pronounced, the pauses between each phrase.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" in which he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on the Mall in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. By Bo Emerson May 10, 2023 ...

King:A Life, the new biography by Jonathan Eig, provides a fresh perspective into the life of one of America's most important activists. From his upbringing in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward ...

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography 'King: A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t have plans to become ...

Martin Luther King Jr. never said he thought Malcolm X "has done himself and our people a great disservice," a biographer says. The two civil rights leaders with opposing views on nonviolence met ...

Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a silent memorial march in her husband's memory, April 8, 1968, following his assassination in Memphis, Tenn. Richard L. Copley ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

Jonathan Eig’s book “King: A Life” is the first comprehensive biography in decades of Martin Luther King Jr., drawing on reams of interviews and newly uncovered archival materials to paint a ...

Jonathan Eig worked as a reporter for various newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, before becoming a bestselling author. His 2017 biography of Muhammad Ali, titled Ali: A Life, won the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to biographer Jonathan Eig about King a Life. "One of the interesting things about King is that he's a protest leader who really does not like conflict," Eig says.