I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr
- ISBN-10
- 0684867761
- ISBN-13
- 9780684867762
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-01
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Michael Eric Dyson
Description
Arguing that Martin Luther King, Jr., should stand beside the Founding Fathers in terms of his significance to American history, the author serves up a compelling portrait of a personally flawed but nevertheless great leader.
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