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The New York Times bestselling chronicle of the last twelve months of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life
The real story about Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year has been buried by time and revisionist history. In DEATH OF A KING, bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley recounts the final 365 days of King's time on Earth, revealing his tribulations and trials-- denunciations by the press, rejection by the president, dismissal by the black middle class, and assaults on his character.
Smiley conducted new interviews with King's family and associates, but he also wrote from a personal place, painting a vivid, narrative portrait. Here is an exceptional glimpse into King's world--adding both nuance and gravitas to his heroic legacy.
- Sales Rank: #97563 in Books
- Brand: Tavis Smiley
- Published on: 2016-01-12
- Released on: 2016-01-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .75" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
- Death of a King The Real Story of Dr Martin Luther King Jr s Final Year
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Winner of the Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Award "A reverential look at Martin Luther King Jr.'s last agonizing year that does not disguise the flaws of a saint.... [A] poignant account of King's final struggle. An eloquent, emotional journey from darkness to light."―Kirkus Reviews
"Tavis Smiley has captured not only the spirit of the movement, but the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. in his last days. We didn't realize it but he knew he was on his way to Jerusalem, and as much as we tried to deter him, he fought back."―Andrew Young, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Mayor of Atlanta
"Death of a King is a fitting climax to a noble saga. It is here adequately told and placed before history."―Reverend Gardner C. Taylor
A "microscopically focused biography, which trades in both weighty events and the everyday joys of family life."―Time
"Tavis Smiley has brought forward in his book Death of a King an accounting of the last year Dr. King was physically with us -- an accounting very much needed. Tavis rightfully emphasizes the error it is to continually emphasize his martyrdom mostly with no mention of the great work he did. Tavis's book helps people focus on his work and the spirit with which he worked."―Dorothy F. Cotton, Education Director for SCLC, the organization led by Dr. King
"Tavis Smiley illuminates the passion and struggle of Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 365 days."―AARP's Editors' Picks
"One of the most important political voices of his generation."―The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A dramatic retelling of King's final and pivotal year."―Leonard Gill, Memphis Flyer
"Death of a King paints a portrait of a leader and visionary in a revealing and dramatic chronicle of the 12 months leading up to King's assassination."―Nicole M. Robertson, The Oakland Press
"Smiley also serves as the reader for the audio, a factor that gives another level of personalization to the already gripping narrative. In the introduction, Smiley remembers how when he was growing up, he recited the speeches of Dr. King in order to "find his own voice." And what a voice it is. Smiley's narration is smooth, measured, and backed by a rich, authoritative tone that truly adds another level of sentimentality and familiarity to the audio. Recommended for history buffs and those interested particularly in Dr. King."―Brian Odom, Booklist
"A must-read.... ... King feels like a real person instead of a larger-than-life caricature."―Kelvin Wade, Daily Republic
About the Author
Tavis Smiley is the host and managing editor of Tavis Smiley on PBS and The Tavis Smiley Show from Public Radio International (PRI). He is the author of eighteen books, including My Journey with Maya. Smiley lives in Los Angeles.
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63 of 68 people found the following review helpful.
A remarkable achievement
By Judith Kelsey-Powell, Kindle Customer
Tavis Smiley's genius is to isolate the last year of King's life (though never losing sight of the context of the entire life) to shine a light on " the fear and trembling and sickness unto death" that seems to be the inevitable destiny off all great spirits. We must never forget the totality of King's great mission of combating racism, poverty and militarism. As I read this book, especially regarding his discomfort with Coretta's activism, I reflected as I often have that he surely would have learned the lessons of feminism if he'd lived a little longer. I suspect that he would have been shocked but then proud that it was his daughter who followed him into the pulpit. But I digress.
King's last year crystallized the important insight that the Christian obligation to pick up the cross brings more pain than glory. The church has prettied-up that stark symbol of state-sponsored execution. King was not executed by the state, but the government he had indicted as the "greatest purveyor of violence" must be considered complicit in his death. No national holiday or monument can remove the blood stains from our hands until we fulfill the promise of American democracy that he articulated at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A Hard to Read yet Worthwhile Book
By Marvin R. Riddick Jr.
I'm giving this book a high rating because I feel it's important for Black people, seekers/promoters of God, and people interested in justice to read it. But this book is a painful read. As a Black man myself, it appears my historical legends and heroes will be forced to be men. It appears they will be flawed and presented in a way that undermines their achievements--if they are ever heard about in the first place. In a way this is good because it forces me to consider who I am and what I've done. If I don't measure up in character or achievement as those before me in whom I see so much fault, yet are glorified by the masses, then I need change or stay silent. On the other hand, it lacks inspiration, and in the familiarity lacks reverence. I wonder if I even have the capacity to inspire others if my faults will undoubtedly be brought to light, but my achievements will be buried or assimilated by the very forces who would either disregard me or actively see me fail. This book is full of men who supposedly follow Christ, and are well studied in seminary teachings, yet seem to treat God more as myth than reality, lessons and rules of men to approximate as one sees fit. Dedication to non violence is treated as if non violence is the ultimate goal, as opposed to the best tool (perhaps) to achieve the actual goals of justice and decency and dignity and respect. It reaffirms my growing suspicion that the glorification of King in our schools and in our culture is significantly more about calming the masses than about America acknowledging and repenting from its sins; I have had a conservative friend fault my people for not wielding guns enough, yet have yet to hear him and those like him support violence against the police in that pro 2nd amendment mentality. The same complaints regarding race and economic injustice and worthless (even wrongly pursued) wars of today are heard yesterday--over 50 years ago; in other books even longer. Progress is definitely identifable, but almost seems superficial and unreliably fragile. The book is useful for promoting hard discussions and perhaps encouraging people to get off the sidelines of hard issues in life.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Fascinating. Informative. Staggering.
By droceankddd
With the release of "Selma," we're presented with a mixed up story, maneuvered facts, outright lies, and a terrible performance on the part of the man playing King. It's sanitized, and quite frankly irrelevant to what the man became. It doesn't help that the MLKJR foundation refused to let them use verbatim speeches, so even the speeches are watered down and sanitized. Just Youtube footage of the real King, it topples the illusion the film puts forth like a house of cards. The casting director screwed the pooch. The guy doesn't even come close to the Dr King I know from old footage and radio addresses, his autobiography, and speeches. It's just a whole bunch of wrong. It's also telling that though the film was released in conjunction with the anniversary of Selma, many more people (by the thousands) were much happier to go bring the family to see "american sniper," a movie that is literally celebrating a guy shooting hundreds of people, (including children) he calls "savages." A movie which incidentally, is also FULL of half truths and outright lies. That's why Selma fails. It does not portray the revolutionary man, the man who literally swells your heart with his oratory mastery and vision, but just a shade, a shade of half truths and emotional hotspots that isn't galvanizing, as much as it is commemorative. It's saddens me deeply that the Jaime Foxx and Oliver Stone biopic on King that would have probably brought armies of people young and old to the theaters, was killed by the family foundation because they didn't want him to be portrayed as a radical.
Well for those as frustrated with this sub par representation of one of America's truly great and selfless leaders, we luckily have this brilliant book by Tavis Smiley.
This books focus is on the last year of King's life. And it's beyond anything I imagined. Everyone knows the story, but not THIS story, the actual truth of just how decimated Doc was by the time he took the podium for his last speech, makes watching the footage overwhelming for me. Anyone looking for even a basic concept of what Martin was truly all about, need look no further than this book.
I had no idea he was so isolated and pressured to stop criticizing Vietnam, and to end his vision of a "Poor People's March" on Washington. That the FBI had labeled him the "most dangerous man in America." His own organization was disintegrating and challenging every move he attempted. He had little support. He was exhausted and disheartened, and although ultimately triumphant, if you think you know anything about King, read this book. If you're looking to learn about King, read this book. If you're just looking for a few hundred page amazing and true story, this is it.
My one misgiving was that, unlike the meticulous and staggeringly empirical "JFK: and the unspeakable" this book doesn't go into any facts or info about the assassination. A short chapter on the facts would have been nice, a mention that King's family believed James Earl Ray to be innocent, and the implications thereof, (even without speculation). What happened to the Poor People's March.The coincidence of men shot dead who only strive for peace as an end to poverty and inequality.
As a rabid fan of MLKjr, his work, his speeches, and the glorious tenor of his voice, this book was an absolute revelation. Perhaps not quite as extensive as I would have liked, but it tells a story that DESPERATELY needs to be told, and for that it gets an extra star.
If you've made it this far in my review, thanks for checking it out. This is a short book, but what it accomplishes in those few hundred pages is astonishing. It's a good read for a break from news and political literature, it's inspiring. And in a time that I truly believe King would consider the spiritual death of our country to be long since passed, in a time when his last undelivered speech, "why America may be going to hell" is more relevant than ever, the heavens cried out for Tavis to deliver the truth about Doc. And he delivers. BUY IT.
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