A review by dingakaa
Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr, by Clayborne Carson, Martin Luther King Jr.

5.0

For better or worse, I had Malcom X's autobiography on the brain the entire time I read this. It provided a nice contrast, not only between the individuals as people, but stylistically, as writers. King was an academic and wrote, early in his life, as if he was going to defend a thesis. This transformed into a lyrical type of prose after he became a pastor; it is enchanting. As you read this book, you feel the lens of his current voice come into focus. This is all the more enhanced by the book's use of excerpts of his letters and speeches where you almost feel as if you are listening to him speak in real time. Style aside, his ideas are powerful and compelling. This man was a revolutionary and this book is required reading.