He is the author of four books, including bearing the cross. Jan 06, 2004 winner of the 1987 pulitzer prize for biography and the robert f. Three meticulously researched worksincluding pulitzer prize winner bearing the crossspanning the life of civil rights icon martin luther king jr. Martin luther king jr, and the southern christian leadership conference, the director of stanfords martin luther king jr. Bearing the cross is a biography which portrays the struggles and conflicts within the man who became the incarnation of the civil rights movement martin luther king.
Publishers weekly dec 1, 1987 garrow protest at selma, who teaches political science at the city college of new york, draws on 700 interviews and kings personal papers to depict the mans strength and. Grab the best paper we use cookies to create the best experience for you. Garrow s bearing the cross with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bearing the cross. Jun 04, 2019 few people know more about the minutiae of both dr. Garrow provides a multidimensional and fascinating portrait of martin luther king jr. Garrow and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Garrow is also the author of the fbi and martin luther king, jr. Bearing the cross is a pulitzer prize winning book about martin luther king jr. Harper collins paperback, 2004, won the 1987 pulitzer prize in biography and the seventh annual robert f. In the pulitzer prize winning biography, bearing the cross. It is based on more than 700 interviews with kings closest surviving associates and with the southern law men who worked against him. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 800 pages and is available in paperback format. Dec 01, 1986 in the pulitzer prize winning biography, bearing the cross. Bearing the cross drives home how human courage and vulnerability can change the worldeven in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds. In this monumental account of the life of martin luther king jr. His pulitzerwinning 1986 book bearing the cross for which he conducted. Winner of the pulitzer prize for biography in 1987 and the robert f. David jeffries garrow born may 11, 1953 is an american author and democratic socialist.
Garrow, through extensive interviews, and access to f. Highly regarded by critics, the book won the pulitzer prize for biography or autobiography in 1987. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This collection from professor and historian david j. Kennedy book award, david garrows bearing the cross vividly recaptures the events of the civil rights movement from the montgomery bus. David garrow, an associate professor of history at city college and the. Kennedy book award, david garrows bearing the cross vividly. Based on more than seven hundred interviews with all of kings surviving associates, as well as with those who opposed him, and enhanced by the authors access to kings personal papers and tens of thousands of.
He is a regular contributor to the washington post, new york times, and the american prospect. Garrow, is a wellrespected educator and historian who does not just report on the facts of history, but has interviewed. He also wrote liberty and sexuality 1994, a history of the legal struggles over abortion and reproductive rights in the u. Bearing the cross by david garrow, 9780060566920, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The making of barack obama, a 1,460 page prepresidential biography which harpercollins published in may 2017 and which garrow began working on in 2008. Garrow gives an incredibly thorough account of the latter years of dr. May 23, 2017 david garrow, rising star politics and prose. Feb 26, 2014 in the pulitzer prize winning biography, bearing the cross. Winner of the 1987 pulitzer prize for biography and the robert f. The first edition of the novel was published in december 1st 1986, and was written by david j.
Garrow winner of the pulitzer prize and the 7th annual robert kennedy book award, this biography of martin luther king, first published in 1986, portrays the struggles and conflicts within the man who became the incarnation of the civil. Garrow has provided an extensive study of martin luther king jr. Taken together, this book and the fbi and martin luther king, jr. Written more than twentyfive years ago, bearing the cross remains an unparalleled examination of the life of martin luther king jr. Bearing the cross lesson plans for teachers david garrow this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Unfortunately, the 200 pages of end notes that anchor this titanic study betray its core problem. Kings life, and the development of the black freedom movement from the montgomery bus boycott in 1955, to the poor peoples campaign. Garrow had unrestricted access to martin luther kings personal papers, to thousands of pages of newly released fbi documents and more than 700 interviews. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bearing the cross.
A harpercollins paperback edition was published in may 2018. Looking back at martin luther king, jr an interview with. Reynolds patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. To ask other readers questions about bearing the cross, please sign up. Never before in my life have i read such an outstanding recount of the civil rights movement in america as i have in the pages of david garrow s bearing the cross. Kennedy book award, this is the most comprehensive book ever written about the life of dr.
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