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In an interview with "Rolling Stone", the then presidential candidate Barack Obama was asked to name the three books which 'really inspired' him. Which one of these did he NOT name?
a. Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
b. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Why We Can't Wait"
c. Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon"
d. William Shakespeare's Tragedies
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Martin Luther King Jr.

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born

January 15, 1929

died

April 04, 1968

gender

male

place of birth

Atlanta, Georgia, The United States

website

http://www.mlkonline.net/

genre

Nonfiction, Politics

influences

Mahatma Gandhi

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the pivotal leaders of the American civil rights movement. King was a Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black men at the time. He became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and r...more

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books by Martin Luther King Jr.

avg rating: 4.47 | 1,520 ratings | 227 reviews | 50 distinct works | 27 fans

	The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson avg rating 4.29 — 321 ratings — published 1998 7 editions	my rating:
	Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr. avg rating 4.44 — 294 ratings — published 1000 5 editions	my rating:
	A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., James M. Washington avg rating 4.65 — 178 ratings — published 1986 2 editions	my rating:
	Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr. avg rating 4.49 — 152 ratings — published 1963 6 editions	my rating:
	Letter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. avg rating 4.58 — 144 ratings — published 1963 3 editions	my rating:
	I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World, Special 75th Anniversary Edition (Martin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929) by Martin Luther King Jr. avg rating 4.55 — 121 ratings — published 1990 16 editions	my rating:
	A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson avg rating 4.45 — 44 ratings — published 2001 6 editions	my rating:
	A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson avg rating 4.65 — 37 ratings — published 1998 6 editions	my rating:
	The Measure of a Man by Martin Luther King Jr. avg rating 4.46 — 37 ratings — published 1988 2 editions	my rating:
	Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King Jr. avg rating 4.50 — 30 ratings — published 1967 6 editions	my rating: