An 'Autobiography' Stirs New Controversy Over the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

By KAREN J. WINKLER

A history professor has crafted a narrative from the civil-rights leader's interviews, speeches, sermons, and letters

Later this month, Warner Books will publish The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. There's just one catch: King didn't write it.

The book is edited by Clayborne Carson, professor of history and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University. Mr.

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