Fri 5 Mar: 'Martin Luther King: A Prince in Captivity'

8pm in the Corner House (Morris Room), Charlbury.

Evenlode Books presents a talk by Godfrey Hodgson, biographer of Martin Luther King. Godfrey writes:

"Only four human beings are celebrated with a public holiday in the United States: Jesus of Nazareth, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln ... and Dr Martin Luther King.

"King, whom I knew personally, grew up in a world where he could not buy a coffee at a drugstore, yet he is commemorated in a thousand American street names. My book tells the story of his personal, religious and political development, and in particular of how he grew from being a leader of Southern black Americans to a leader who inspired all Americans with his eloquent dream of what American society could become."

Tickets £3 from Evenlode Books.
01608 819117 www.evenlodebooks.co.uk

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