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.

馬丁•路德•金生平：

◆ 1929年1月15日齣生於美國南方佐治亞州，亞特蘭大，父親是一位教會牧師。

◆ 1948年獲得莫爾豪斯大學學士學位。

◆ 1951年獲得柯羅澤神學院學士學位。

◆ 1955年獲得波士頓大學神學博士學位。

◆ 1954年成為亞拉巴馬州濛哥馬利的德剋斯特大街浸信會教堂的一位牧師。

◆ 1955年12月1日，發起濛哥馬利罷車運動，從此成為民權運動的領袖人。

◆ 1963年組織瞭爭取黑人工作機會和自由權的華盛頓遊行。

◆ 1964年被授予諾貝爾和平奬。

◆ 1968年4月4日，下榻於洛林汽車旅館遇刺，結束瞭短暫而輝煌的一生。

◆ 1986年1月，美國政府規定每年1月的第三個星期一為馬丁•路德•金紀念日，並定為法定假日，金也是唯一一位非美國總統又享有此殊榮的人。