*TWENTIETH century, *AFRICAN American civil rights, *ARCHIVES, *HISTORY of civil rights movements, RACE relations in the United States
Abstract
Reviews the book `The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume I, Called to Serve: January 1929-June 1951,' edited by Clayborne Carson, Ralph E. Luker, and Penny A. Russell.
The article talks about historian and senior editor of "Ebony" magazine Lerone Bennett, Jr. Topics discussed include the magazine assembling a panel of experts including Bennett that attempted to identify the 10 most important black men in American history that included Bennett among others including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bennett's childhood experiences in the South where he faced racism.