Bearing the Cross

Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, this extensive biography by David J. Garrow offers a detailed look at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Through access to personal papers, newly released FBI documents, and over 700 interviews, it explores King's transformation from a young pastor to a leading civil rights figure. The book highlights the evolving symbolism of the cross in King's life as his sense of mission deepened, portraying a man at the heart of a pivotal era in history.