Jonathan Eig — King: A Life
When:
Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023 6:00p -
7:00p
Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023 6:00p -
7:00p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
History, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good, Virtual
Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/645cff0265e9014900d55834
King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge a deeper understanding of “the leader, the preacher, the orator, the husband, the father, the martyr, the human being…in all his heroic, tragic Glory. Hallelujah!" (Ken Burns)
Join us one day after the Juneteenth holiday for an online presentation and conversation between Jonathan Eig—bestselling author of Ali: A Life—and Peniel E. Joseph—Professor and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, The University of Texas at Austin—about Eig's new book, King: A Life. Following the discussion, there will be time for audience Q&A. Copies of King may be ordered online via independent bookstore partner Porter Square Books.
To attend via Zoom webinar, please visit this link to register.
About the book
King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Bestselling biographer Jonathan Eig gives us an intimate view, casting fresh light on the King family’s origins as well as MLK’s complex relationships with his wife, father, and fellow activists. In this remarkable account of our only modern-day founding father, we gain an MLK for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history’s greatest movements.
About the author
Jonathan Eig is the bestselling author of Ali: A Life, winner of a 2018 PEN America Literary Award and a finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize. He also served as a senior consulting producer for the PBS series Muhammad Ali. His first book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, won the Casey Award. Eig’s books have been listed among the best of the year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
About the moderator
Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, and Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of The Sword and the Shield and Stokely: A Life, and, most recently, The Third Reconstruction.
This program is part of the American Inspiration Series from American Ancestors/NEHGS and presented in partnership with the Boston Public Library, the Museum of African American History, and the GBH Forum Network.
