The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Critical Praise

"Highest recommendation...compelling...Carson creates an eloquent and expressive narrative [and] lets MLK's distinct first-person perspective resonate through the book."
-Library Journal

"A stunning re-creation, persuasive in the feeling of its authenticity...Carson succeeds admirably....Reveals the humanity of a man who is now almost an icon."
-Seattle Times & Post-Intelligencer

"A fascinating, often insightful look at one of the greatest Americans....Carson [provides] a full treatment of King's emergence as a national figure...[and gives] a useful overview of his life and achievements."
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Remarkable...Dr. King speaks eloquently and powerfully through these pages and affords readers a privileged look into his mind and heart....Read this book. If it does nothing else, it will remind you of a voice we sorely miss."
-America

"A fascinating look into the mind of one of our nation's great heroes."
-Chattanooga Times

"Carson [brings] life to King's words and does justice to the leader's legacy."
-Tulsa World

"Enjoyable...educational."
-Tampa Tribune-Times

"Carson has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of King that is brought to bear in this work."
-Gospel Today

"This work is compelling....What emerges is a life lived with courage and conviction."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Carson captures King-in his own words and thoughts-about some of the most trying times of black life in America."
-Indiana Herald

"An impressive work....Carson rewards us with an absorbing trip through the mind of the twentieth century's most significant articulator of civil rights."
-Crisis

"Exceptionally successful...illuminates the intellectual underpinnings of King's courage."
-The New Yorker

"Valuable...worthy...King was consistently eloquent and polished, a master of word and effect, possessed of a voice that was unmistakable and true."
-New York Times Book Review

"Exceptionally successful...illuminates the intellectual underpinnings of King's courage."
-The New Yorker

"Valuable...worthy...King was consistently eloquent and polished, a master of word and effect, possessed of a voice that was unmistakable and true."
-New York Times Book Review

"Revealing...comprehensive...brings King's spirit to life, leaving us finally not with a larger-than-life icon, but with a man full of humor, humility, and honor."
-Ebony