description: When Coretta Scott King first wrote My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr., America was just beginning to cope with the tragedy of his assassination. Her personal narrative helped us to hold on to his memory. Now addressing a new generation of readers, she reminds us of the Dr. King many of us have forgotten. Recounting the events of the Civil Rights Movement, Mrs. King shows us the true power of militant nonviolence - the most effective force for changing race relations in United States history. For the King family, though, the Civil Rights Movement was not just a matter of marches and speeches. They had their own special battles against racism to fight on the home front. Revealing for the first time in detail how she found the strength, courage and resources to face daily threats, Mrs. King speaks directly to the problems many families face today. Full of fresh insights about the past, present and future, this revised edition of Mrs. King's inspiring memoir is both a narrative history of the movement that changed America and a personal account of one extraordinary woman's life with one extraordinary man.
language: English
title: My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr.
titlecomplete: My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr.
characters: Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King
genres: History, School, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography, African American, Social Justice, Biography Memoir, Race, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 274
publisher: HarperAudio