The Seminarian
Book description
2019 Washington State Book Award Finalist (Biography/Memoir) * Excerpted in The Atlantic and Politico *TIME Magazine - One of 6 Books to Read in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death
Martin Luther King Jr. was a cautious nineteen-year-old rookie preacher when he left Atlanta, Georgia,…
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1 author picked The Seminarian as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Ever wonder how a kid from Atlanta became the leader of the 1960s civil rights movement? This book shows you through its rare photographs and compressed prose. Focusing on the crucial (and overlooked) years in King’s life (when he was training to be the preacher we now know), this book shows him shooting pool as much as studying. Remarkable interviews with his classmates, as well as a stunner with a white woman King seriously considered marrying, make this a real page-turner.
From W.'s list on Martin Luther King, Jr. and his words.
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