num_pages: 432
description: Michael Eric Dyson—a cutting edge African American intellectual a la Henry Louis Gates and Cornel West—reignites the legacy of Martin Luther King in this relevant, revolutionary, and human look at the American icon's true ideology.A private citizen who transformed the world around him, Martin Luther King, Jr., was arguably the greatest American who ever lived. Now, after more than thirty years, few people understand how truly radical he was. In this groundbreaking examination of the man and his legacy, provocative author, lecturer, and professor Michael Eric Dyson restores King's true vitality and complexity and challenges us to embrace the very contradictions that make King relevant in today's world.
language: English
title: I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
titlecomplete: I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
characters: Martin Luther King Jr.
genres: Social Justice, History, Race, American History, African American, Biography, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 371
publisher: Free Press