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King: A Life
by Jonathan Egg
Macmillan Publishers
May 2023
557 pages
Most Americans know something about Martin Luther King Jr. After all, in 1983 a federal holiday was named after him to celebrate his remarkable life and positive impact on the nation. Only one other American has had a federal holiday named after him: George Washington. Only one other American has comparable yearly honors, through state holidays that mention him explicitly: Abraham Lincoln.
King: A Life
by Jonathan Egg
Macmillan Publishers
May 2023
557 pages
Most Americans know something about Martin Luther King Jr. After all, in 1983 a federal holiday was named after him to celebrate his remarkable life and positive impact on the nation. Only one other American has had a federal holiday named after him: George Washington. Only one other American has comparable yearly honors, through state holidays that mention him explicitly: Abraham Lincoln.…