About the Author

Stephen B. Oates (1936-2021) was a professor emeritus of history at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. His books include Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. Oates has been awarded numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and Nevins-Freeman Award of the Civil War Round Table of Chicago for lifetime achievement in the field of Civil War studies.

Reviews

"Thrilling. . . . Not only full of drama, but of the real King, his bravery, his triumph, his pain and doubts." -- ROGER WILKINS, Washington Post Book World"The most comprehensive, the most thoroughly researched and documented, the most scholarly of the biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr." -- HENRY STEELE COMMAGER, Philadelphia Inquirer"Moving, scholarly, lucid, invaluable. . . . The book on Martin Luther King." -- WILLIAM MANCHESTER, author of The Last Lion"Oates has written the most comprehensive account of King's life yet published. . . . Displays a remarkable understanding of King's individual role in the civil rights movement. . . . Helps us appreciate how sorely King is missed." -- ERIC FONER, New York Times Book Review"A monumental work. ... A stirring portrait." -- Publishers Weekly"Martin Luther King is captured in all his power, glory, and humility." -- Chicago Tribune"Clearly the best biography we have. . . . Stirring. . . . Evokes King and his epic struggle with you-are-there vividness." -- Newsday

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