Description
Before the sermons, the Nobel Prize, and the world-changing leadership, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a young boy learning who he was—“Little Mike” on Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue—full of feeling, curiosity, and missteps as he tried to find his place. Tracing his formative years through church life, early encounters with racism, and the shaping influence of Morehouse, this biography follows how a teenager’s confusion and ambition gradually sharpen into purpose. With compassion and clarity, Lerone A. Martin illuminates the spiritual devotion, relationships, and lived experiences that helped form King’s activist consciousness, including the path that led him toward seminary and the movement. Blending scholarly insight with a deeply human lens, Young King reveals how greatness is built—one ordinary day, one hard lesson, and one awakening at a time.
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paperback
HarperCollins
Published May 5, 2026
261 pages
ISBN: 9780063340961
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First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Young King by Lerone Martin.