As many people are aware, Martin Luther King, Jr. fame rises from the civil rights movement, his very influential, memorial speeches, and his leadership for protesting for equality. He is a hero to many. As I read and reread the book written by Mr. Frady I ask myself over and over what was his purpose in writing this biography. The only answer I can come up with is that Mr. Frady attempted to tell the entire truth from a non-prejudicial point of view. He had nothing to gain or to lose by doing so. I believe Mr. Frady wanted to depict every aspect of Martin Luther King, Jr’s life so people would get a full image from the beginning to the end, not just a partial picture of him in which many of us have.

Some of the things that Mr. Frady talked about were offensive to me as a reader because I did not know that part of Martin Luther King, Jr’s life. I have only heard all of the positive things about him. Others were more detailed than I have ever read or heard. One issue in particular was during his school years. Mr. Frady depicts Martin Luther King, Jr. as being very studious, however, he also gave the image of

As I continued reading through the many trials Martin Luther King, Jr. went through as he became famous, I believe this book was well deserved. He covered many aspects of Martin Luther King Jr’s personal life that had impacts on the way he portrayed himself.

I feel that Martin Luther King, Jr. definitely merits a biography. Mr. Frady did an excellent job of detailing each event (boycott, church speeches, incarcerations, etc.). He detailed the before, during, and after of each event, sequencing and picture writing each event that you could almost see get a picture of what was happening (once you defined the “big words”).

This book could have easily been left on the “scrap-heap of history”. There are many other authors that have displayed Martin Luther King, Jr’s life, both negatively and positively, in which were easy to read and understand. I hated the fact it took me about two weeks to read something on Martin Luther King, Jr that should have taken less than a day or two because I had to define many of the words that I was reading, thus losing interest in the book. I could have easily picked another book but I had not heard of Marshall Frady and was curious of his writings. My recommendation for Mr. Frady is that if he wants to appeal to all audiences, then he needs to rewrite this book.

One thing Mr. Frady did not take consideration of was the various types of people who would be reading this biography. I consider myself to be a good reader and often found myself lost in his words. He often used “big words

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