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 ...

The long-sealed files related to the FBI’s yearslong surveillance of civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were ...

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.

Share full article Jonathan Eig, the author of “King: A Life,” a recent biography of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Doug McGoldrick By Jennifer Schuessler March 19, 2024 ...

June 16, 2023 What It’s Like to Write an MLK Jr. Biography Jonathan Eig discusses his new book about the life and times of Martin Luther King.

A movie about Martin Luther King Jr. directed by Chris Rock and executive produced by Steven Spielberg will be based on the biography, 'King: A Life.' ...

It might seem that Martin Luther King Jr. is more a myth than a man. Thanks to his soaring oratory and moral courage, he has emerged in popular memory as a kind of Founding Father, compelling a ...

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.

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.