Clayborne Carson

About the Author

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was a famous leader of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, and a Baptist minister. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence, and equal treatment for different races. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter. In 1986, Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday. Dr. King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace. King’s most influential and well-known public address is the “I Have A Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Concise King

Edited by Clayborne Carson, Read by Martin Luther King Jr., Read by Coretta Scott King, Read by Dr. Dorothy I. Height, Read by Edward M. Kennedy, Read by Andrew Young

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Martin Luther King: The Essential Box Set

by Clayborne Carson, by Kris Shepard, by Peter Holloran, Read by Keith David, Read by Jay Gregory, Read by Martin Luther King Jr., Read by Clayborne Carson

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