{"product_id":"king-of-the-north-jeanne-theoharis-9798893851083","title":"King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, a radical reframing of the life and work of MLK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Martin Luther King Jr. of popular memory vanquished Jim Crow in the South, but award-winning and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling historian Jeanne Theoharis argues that King's time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago--outside Dixie--was at the heart of his campaign for racial justice. In a starred review, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the book's \"stellar\" writing, and reveals that King of the North \"makes a persuasive case that Martin Luther King Jr.'s campaign for racial justice has been significantly misrepresented.\"\u003cp\u003eIn this bold retelling, \"Theoharis depicts a complex, radical King whose fight against Northern racism alternately inspires and infuriates\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review). King emerges here as someone who not only led a movement but who showed up for other people's struggles; a charismatic speaker who also listened and learned; a Black man who experienced police brutality; a minister who lived with and organized alongside the poor; and a husband who--despite his flaws--depended on Coretta Scott King as an intellectual and political guide in the national fight against racism, poverty, and war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a book \u003cem\u003eDemocracy Now!\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"a major reexamination of the civil rights leader,\" \u003cem\u003eKing of the North\u003c\/em\u003e speaks directly to our struggles over racial inequality today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeanne Theoharis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893851083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Jeanne Theoharis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450454651135,"sku":"9798893851083","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17c8ab33-967c-4392-a52d-ab922f06e78b.jpg?v=1777267858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-of-the-north-jeanne-theoharis-9798893851083","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}