King : a life / Jonathan Eig with Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long.

Title:

ISBN:

9780374393106

Personal Author:

Eig, Jonathan

Edition:

Young adult edition.

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2025.

Physical Description:

vii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contents:

The early years -- The movement begins -- The movement expands -- Demands on Washington -- The fight for voting rights -- Uprisings and war -- Poverty and promise.

Summary:

"Adapted from 'the first full biography in decades, 'King' mixes ... research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times." -- Provided by publisher.

Personal Subject:

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century

United States -- Race relations

Subject Term:

African American civil rights workers -- Biography

Black civil rights workers--United States -- Biography

Civil rights workers--United States -- Biography

African Americans -- Biography

Black people--United States -- Biography.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History 20th century