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Jonathan Eig

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Biographer, author, journalist. Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
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Maeil Business Newspaper Korea's No. 1 Economic Media

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By Jonathan Eig, Kim Yu-tae, Jang Sang-mi
| Maeil Business Newspaper Verified
To draw the attention of politicians and the media, he was jailed just before the presidential election and launched a hunger strike. He was eventually released with help from Kennedy. In his masterful "I Have a Dream" speech, he exposed the reality of racial discrimination and compared the U.S. Constitution to a "bad check." He persuaded the public with logic that was hard to refute. People who become legends are usually trapped inside the image the public wants.
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The Problem With Martin Luther King Jr.’s Origin Story

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By Lerone A. Martin, Jonathan Eig
| The New York Times Verified
The Problem With Martin Luther King Jr.’s Origin Story Credit...Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images By Lerone Martin and Jonathan Eig Dr. Martin and Mr. Eig are biographers of Martin Luther King Jr. For years, we’ve been trying, with some frustration, to identify the white boy who introduced Martin Luther King Jr. to racism. Dr. King told the story himself, first in a college essay, and then again in interviews, until it formed the core of his origin story.
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I Didn’t Ask Jesse Jackson for His Autograph. But I Got One Anyway.

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By Jonathan Eig
| The Free Press Verified
I Didn’t Ask Jesse Jackson for His Autograph. But I Got One Anyway. Reverend Jesse Jackson at Trinity College Dublin addressing the College Historical Society. (Julien Behal/PA Images via Alamy) I met the late civil-rights activist five times over the past decade, and I never felt like he was anything but himself. I mean that as the highest form of praise. I didn’t ask Jesse Jackson for his autograph. But I got one anyway.
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