"He was a husband, a father, a preacher - and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform America and the world. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the twentieth century's most influential men and lived one of its most extraordinary lives. Now, in a special volume commissioned and authorized by his family, here is the life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr., drawn from a comprehensive collection of writings, recordings, and documentary materials, many of which have never before been made public."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-390) and index.

1. Early Years 2. Morehouse College 3. Crozer Seminary 4. Boston University 5. Coretta 6. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 7. Montgomery Movement Begins 8. The Violence of Desperate Men 9. Desegregation at Last 10. The Expanding Struggle 11. Birth of a New Nation 12. Brush with Death 13. Pilgrimage to Nonviolence 14. The Sit-In Movement 15. Atlanta Arrest and Presidential Politics 16. The Albany Movement

17. The Birmingham Campaign 18. Letter from Birmingham Jail 19. Freedom Now! 20. March on Washington 21. Death of Illusions 22. St. Augustine 23. The Mississippi Challenge 24. The Nobel Peace Prize 25. Malcolm X 26. Selma 27. Watts 28. Chicago Campaign 29. Black Power 30. Beyond Vietnam 31. The Poor People's Campaign 32. Unfulfilled Dreams.