On MLK Day, don’t shortchange the message

"With civil rights and its history in peril, the upcoming biography, 'King: A Life,' is a groundbreaking book by Chicagoan Jonathan Eig."

The extraordinary life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wended its way through Chicago, as seen here, when he came to the city to speak out against slums in 1966. Sun-Times Media.

“King: A Life” is such a nuanced, detailed biography, it’s like having Martin Luther King sitting in your living room, reading a newspaper….Eig’s meticulously researched book draws upon sources never before available. It should make waves like a cinder block dropped in a kiddie pool when it arrives this spring.

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