Compiled from his own words, this history-making autobiography IS Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who rebelled against segregation; the dedicated young minister who constantly questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom; the loving husband and father who sought to balance his family's needs with those of a growing nationwide movement; and the reflective, world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. Relevant and insightful, this Autobiography offers King's seldom discussed views on some of the world's greatest and most controversial figures including John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Mahatma Gandhi and Richard Nixon. This book brings to life a remarkable man whose thoughts and actions speak to our most burning contemporary issues and still inspire our desires, hopes and dreams.

马丁•路德•金生平：

◆ 1929年1月15日出生于美国南方佐治亚州，亚特兰大，父亲是一位教会牧师。

◆ 1948年获得莫尔豪斯大学学士学位。

◆ 1951年获得柯罗泽神学院学士学位。

◆ 1955年获得波士顿大学神学博士学位。

◆ 1954年成为亚拉巴马州蒙哥马利的德克斯特大街浸信会教堂的一位牧师。

◆ 1955年12月1日，发起蒙哥马利罢车运动，从此成为民权运动的领袖人。

◆ 1963年组织了争取黑人工作机会和自由权的华盛顿游行。

◆ 1964年被授予诺贝尔和平奖。

◆ 1968年4月4日，下榻于洛林汽车旅馆遇刺，结束了短暂而辉煌的一生。

◆ 1986年1月，美国政府规定每年1月的第三个星期一为马丁•路德•金纪念日，并定为法定假日，金也是唯一一位非美国总统又享有此殊荣的人。