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Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Colonisation, Classism
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Incredible memoir of an incredible leader. Well written and researched. Sadly, many of changes that King and the SCLC and associated groups were fighting for are still needed today. But the world moved steps in the right direction because of their work and the dedicated leadership of this complicated, brave, and tortured man. I wonder what King might have done if he had been allowed more than 39 years on this earth?
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The pacing was perfect and it was sophisticated without leaving anyone behind. Completely engaging and generous with new relevations uncovered by original research and interviews. This man became so great and iconic BECAUSE he was 100% human, and this book helps us understand that. The last two lines of the last chapter: "'[O]ur very survival,' he wrote, 'depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.' Amen."
This was an amazing biography. It is no surprise that is won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for biography. There is no gloss about the very human, troubled and complicated life that Dr. King led.
On a personal note, I frequently despair about the times we are living in and I have a photo that shows Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. sitting across from each other as if in deep thought and conversation. (Photo shopped of course-from a church in Philadelphia Mississippi)About half way through this book, I had an epiphany- this is what true hope for our society looks like. We move a step forward and then a step or two backwards-we will get to the beloved community -eventually, not tomorrow or next year or even in ten years but we will get there-step by step. It was a great book and worth reading!
On a personal note, I frequently despair about the times we are living in and I have a photo that shows Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. sitting across from each other as if in deep thought and conversation. (Photo shopped of course-from a church in Philadelphia Mississippi)About half way through this book, I had an epiphany- this is what true hope for our society looks like. We move a step forward and then a step or two backwards-we will get to the beloved community -eventually, not tomorrow or next year or even in ten years but we will get there-step by step. It was a great book and worth reading!