Lerone A. Martin is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor in Religious Studies and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Dr. Martin is an internationally recognized award-winning author and public speaker. His writing and commentary have been featured on the "Today" show, the History Channel, PBS, NPR and C-SPAN, as well as in the New York Times and the Boston Globe. He currently serves as senior editor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project and was an adviser on the PBS documentary series "Gospel." He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Books by Lerone Martin

Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

by Lerone Martin - Biography, History, Nonfiction

Before Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights leader, a Nobel Laureate and a global hero, he was an emotional boy, a middling high school student devoted to fashion, dancing and dating. Lerone A. Martin, Faculty Director of the Martin Luther King Institute at Stanford University, traces these roots to develop a fuller understanding of the influential preacher’s emotional life, his youthful confusion about his future and career direction, his teenage missteps, and his inspiration to fight for justice. As America undergoes another era of turmoil and change, YOUNG KING provides a vital roadmap for how greatness comes to light.