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In his new biography of the crusader, Eig says King should be considered a founding father of the United States.

In his new biography of the crusader, Eig says King should be considered a founding father of the United States.

Published quotes attacking ‘fiery, demagogic oratory’ suggested deep divide but transcript of 1965 interview tells different story

Martin Luther King Jr. may have not said the harsh words about Malcolm X that are famously attributed to him—or, at least, not about Malcolm X directly. That's author...

Martin Luther King’s harsh criticism of Malcolm X, quoted in a 1965 interview, has been exposed as a "real fraud" after transcripts were unearthed.

New Martin Luther King biography reshapes civil rights history

MLK was quoted as ripping into Malcolm X in a January 1965 Playboy interview, but new research shows some of King's crucial quotes were fabricated.

Alex Haley’s transcript of his famous Playboy interview with Martin Luther King Jr. does not match what was published, author Jonathan Eig says.

Jonathan Eig, author of “King: A Life,” said he sought to portray his subject not as a myth but as a human being: anguished and flawed, but also driven to…

We revere the man and revile the strategy, but King knew what he was doing.