King of the North : Martin Luther King's life of struggle outside the South
Jeanne Theoharis (Author)
Historian Jeanne Theoharis argues that King's time spent in cities outside of the South -- Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago -- was at the heart of his campaign for racial justice. "King of the North" follows Martin Luther King Jr. as he crisscrosses the country from the Northeast to the West, challenging school segregation, police brutality, housing segregation, and job discrimination. In this book, King emerges as someone who not only led a movement but who showed up for other people's struggles; a charismatic speaker who also listened and learned; a Black man who experienced police brutality; a minister who lived with and organized alongside the poor; and a husband who -- despite his flaws -- depended on Coretta Scott King as an intellectual and political guide in the national fight against racism, poverty, and war. "King of the North" speaks directly to our struggles over racial inequality today by expanding our understanding of King's life and work
Print Book, English, 2025
The New Press, New York, 2025