Jonathan Eig had revelations about Martin Luther King. Wait'll you see his next book.
Jonathan Eig, speaking Thursday at the National Writers Series, won a Pulitzer for 'King: A Life.' Now, comes a look at ...
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Author Jonathan Eig Details the Life of a Complex, Radical Martin Luther King Jr.
Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jonathan Eig to Speak in Sarasota on Thursday
The acclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. biographer will give a talk as part of the Boxser Diversity Initiative's Building ...
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Anne Stanton: Pulitzer prize-winning author to talk about the flawed, heroic life of MLK
Martin Luther King, Jr., was a hero, but he was not a saint or a symbol. So writes Jonathan Eig, one of the country’s most ...
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The Dean of American Church Historians
Memories and reflections on Martin E. Marty, a scholar of remarkable influence, kindness, and wit, from a friend and ...
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The first Black female judge in Northern California is coming to Modesto. Here’s when, why
Cordell is the keynote speaker for the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration ... according to her university biography. After then-Gov. Jerry Brown appointed her to the Municipal ...
Martin E. Marty, a leading scholar of faith and religion, dies at 97
A former Lutheran pastor, Martin Marty rose to become one of the country’s preeminent historians and interpreters of religion ...
Former Atlanta mayor, civil rights icon Andrew Young turns 93
Young was Georgia’s first Black congressional representative in more than a century; former United Nations Ambassador; 53rd ...