''Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference'' is a 1986 book by David J. Garrow about

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

, the

Southern Christian Leadership Conference The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an African-American civil rights organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. SCLC is closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King Jr., who had a large role in the American civ ...

, and the

American Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement was a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized institutional racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement throughout the United ...

. The book won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. ''Bearing the Cross'' was published by

William Morrow and Company William Morrow and Company is an American publishing company founded by William Morrow in 1926. The company was acquired by Scott Foresman in 1967, sold to Hearst Corporation in 1981, and sold to News Corporation (now News Corp) in 1999. ...

, with a HarperCollins paperback in 2004.books.google.com
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1986 non-fiction books Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography-winning works Books about African-American history Works about Martin Luther King Jr. American biographies History books about the United States Books about activists Books by David Garrow {{civil-rights-movement-stub