The life of Martin Luther King is one of the most famous in American history. But in that life, one thing is easy to overlook - how young he was. King became a nationally known civil rights leader in ...

A critical quote about Malcolm X that has been attributed to King has been taught for decades. But King didn't say the words that appeared in an... It's a biting piece of criticism aimed at Malcolm X ...

King:A Life, the new biography by Jonathan Eig, provides a fresh perspective into the life of one of America's most important activists. From his upbringing in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were the proud parents of four children. Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King have dedicated their ...

Jonathan Eig worked as a reporter for various newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, before becoming a bestselling author. His 2017 biography of Muhammad Ali, titled Ali: A Life, won the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to biographer Jonathan Eig about King a Life. "One of the interesting things about King is that he's a protest leader who really does not like conflict," Eig says. The life ...

It's a biting piece of criticism aimed at Malcolm X that for decades was attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. But a new biography of King suggests history books about these two men may need to be ...