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A review by rynaereading
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
5.0
“But in hallowing King, we have hollowed him. In those schools named for King, and in almost every school in America, King's life and lessons are often smoothed and polished beyond recognition.
Young people hear his dream of brotherhood and his wish for children to be judged by the content of their character, but not his call for fundamental change in the nation's character, not his cry for an end to the triple evils of materialism, militarism, and racism.”
“Today, his words might help us make our way through these trouble times, but only if we actually read them; only if we embrace the complicated King, the flawed King, the human King, the radical King; only if we see and hear him clearly again, as America saw and heard him once before.”
This was a profound and multi-faceted biography of King’s life. I highly recommend it.
Young people hear his dream of brotherhood and his wish for children to be judged by the content of their character, but not his call for fundamental change in the nation's character, not his cry for an end to the triple evils of materialism, militarism, and racism.”
“Today, his words might help us make our way through these trouble times, but only if we actually read them; only if we embrace the complicated King, the flawed King, the human King, the radical King; only if we see and hear him clearly again, as America saw and heard him once before.”
This was a profound and multi-faceted biography of King’s life. I highly recommend it.