The Martin Luther King Jr. of popular memo ry vanquished Jim Crow in the South. But in this myth-shattering book\, aw ard-winning and \;New York Times \;bestselling historian Jeanne Th eoharis argues that King&rsquo\;s time in Boston\, New York\, Los Angeles\ , and Chicago&mdash\;outside Dixie&mdash\;was at the heart of his campaign for racial justice. \;King of the North \;follows King as he cris scrosses the country from the Northeast to the West Coast\, challenging sc hool segregation\, police brutality\, housing segregation\, and job discri mination. For these efforts\, he was relentlessly attacked by white libera ls\, the media\, and the federal government.
\nIn this bold retellin g\, King emerges as someone who not only led a movement but who showed up for other people&rsquo\;s struggles\; a charismatic speaker who also liste ned and learned\; a Black man who experienced police brutality\; a ministe r who lived with and organized alongside the poor\; and a husband who&mdas h\;despite his flaws&mdash\;depended on Coretta Scott King as an intellect ual and political guide in the national fight against racism\, poverty\, a nd war.
\nThe first book to ever uncover the depths of Coretta Scott King&rsquo\;s involvement in the movement\, her husband&rsquo\;s pursuits \, and the shaping of modern history\, \;King of the North \;sheds brilliant new light on their marriage and partnership and her paramount i mpact on his story and successes.
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