Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a giant of American history, a figure celebrated in classrooms and public discourse for his towering contributions to the struggle for civil rights. And yet Jonathan Eig's biography, King: A Life, rooted in abundant newly available sources, is the first full-fledged study of King to be published in decades. Eig joins us for an enlightening conversation about King’s life and legacy. This is the first of a two-part conversation; the second conversation will be released on August 3, 2023.
Jonathan Eig is a highly accomplished journalist and author. His bestselling biography of the boxer Muhammad Ali, entitled Ali: A Life, won the PEN America Literary Award and was the basis for a PBS series about Ali's life and times. Eig is also author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.
Eig joins us for an enlightening conversation about Martin Luther King Jr’s life and legacy. This is the first of a two-part conversation; the second conversation will be released on August 3, 2023.