Honoring MLK: 50 Years Later
50 years after his assassination, these reads reveal the man behind the legacy.
Published on April 2, 2018
The Young Man Who Became a Civil-Rights Icon
Before he led the Montgomery bus boycott or marched on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. was a chain-smoking, pool-playing student at Crozer Theological College just discovering his passion for social justice.
Before he led boycotts or marched on Washington, the son of a leading preacher in Atlanta was a chain-smoking, pool-playing theology student just discovering his passion for social justice.
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63
Taylor BranchMartin Luther King Jr. Changed a Nation in Only 13 Years
Martin Luther King Jr. was just 26 when he came to prominence, by leading a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. He was only 39 when he was killed.
Don't have time to read a trilogy? This timeline lays out everything King accomplished in the mere 13 years between when he led the Montgomery bus boycott at age 26 until he was killed at just 39.
The Whitewashing of King’s Assassination
The death of Martin Luther King Jr. wasn’t a galvanizing event, but the premature end of a movement that had only just begun.
This article asks how much has changed since MLK’s murder. If King were alive today, would he celebrate the achievement of his dream, or would he take up the march to lead a modern-day movement?