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Martin Luther King, Jr.: 10 good books about the civil rights leader

Every elementary school child knows his "I Have A Dream" speech, and adults can remember having seen him in grainy clips on TV or 鈥 for some lucky ones  鈥 in person. But how is Martin Luther King, Jr. remembered by biographers? Here are 10 good books for those hoping to learn about the life of a leader who changed America forever.

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1. The King trilogy, by Taylor Branch

Branch鈥檚 Pulitzer-prize winning trilogy consists of 鈥Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963鈥 (Simon and Schuster, 1088 pp.), 鈥Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65鈥 (Simon and Schuster, 768 pp.), and 鈥淎t Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68" (Simon and Schuster, 1056 pp.). Readers agree that this all-encompassing body of work isn鈥檛 just a biography of a great man, but a portrait of America.

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