BECOMING KING Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of a National Leader: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century

This book is destined to become an instant classic. Troy Jackson’s thorough and gripping biography demonstrates Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, growth as a person and a leader. Andrew L. Barnes’s performance enhances the experience. Capturing an orator like King on audio is a daunting task, and the listener will appreciate Barnes’s agility as he handles each aspect of the book with apparent ease. Whether he’s describing an event or a meeting or delivering one of King’s speeches, Barnes excels at keeping the story moving and the listener engaged. The book itself is a superb and highly detailed account of the Civil Rights leader that reveals much more about King than many of us knew before. D.J.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2013]