Let the Trumpet Sound

A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

De: Stephen B. Oates

Narrado por: Cary Hite

"The most comprehensive, the most thoroughly researched and documented, the most scholarly of the biographies of Martin Luther King Jr." (Henry Steele Commanger, Philadelphia Inquirer)

Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

"Drawing on interviews with those who knew King, previously unutilized material at Presidential libraries, and the holdings of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta, Mr. Oates has written the most comprehensive account of King's life yet published.... He displays a remarkable understanding of King's individual role in the civil rights movement.... Oates' biography helps us appreciate how sorely King is missed." (Eric Foner, New York Times)

By the acclaimed biographer of Abraham Lincoln, Nat Turner, and John Brown, Stephen B. Oates' prizewinning Let the Trumpet Sound is the definitive one-volume life of Martin Luther King Jr. This brilliant examination of the great civil rights icon and the movement he led provides a lasting portrait of a man whose dream shaped American history.

©1982, 1994 Stephen B. Oates (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

I Wept

I thought I knew a lot about Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights movement. I was mistaken. This book brought both to life for me. It shares a picture of a man who though human and flawed, desperately wanted to free his people, save his country, and serve Christ. I wept at how selfless and Christlike he was at times and I wish I could do the same. I wept at how cruel and indifferent white America was and can be to black Americans. And even though I knew what was coming, I wept when he was shot. I couldn't be more thankful for this book and him.

Great Biography

Oates’ biography of Dr King is well-researched and balanced. He did an exceptional job of putting the events of Dr King’s life into a broader context.

Outstanding

this book was suggested to me by a friend and I was pleased to see that it was included in my subscription. The content was thorough and the reader was not only a reader but a performer. I learned a lot about our nation's difficult past and about the man who, through his faith in Christ, tried to do good.

Clear and insightful

not only did I learn about Kings life, but the book gave me clarity about the civil rights movement. highly highly recommended for learners of American history.

A deeper look at Kings personal life.

The Narrator is pleasant and puts a lot of theatrical effort into the story. I liked this book because it touched more into Kings personal life and family dynamics. You get a better idea of his own world and how it helped shaped him. This is definitely a long but good listen.