The Makers Of the 20th Century: Martin Luther King

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Little, Brown Book Group, Sep 26, 2013 - Biography & Autobiography - 148 pages
Part of a series of biographies of statesmen and women who have shaped the modern world, this book concerns Martin Luther King, who from both the pulpit and from jail, inspired black Americans to defy white supremacy and in so doing, re-invigorated American democracy.

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About the author (2013)

Adam Fairclough was born in London in 1952. He has written extensively on the American civil rights movement and is the author of To Redeem the Soul of America: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Martin Luther King Jr.