Looking back at Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published January 15, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 19 years ago.

Author Taylor Branch has written his third volume on Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Host Tom Fudge speaks with Branch about the final years of King's life in Memphis.

Author Taylor Branch has written his third volume on Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Host Tom Fudge speaks with Branch about the final years of King's life in Memphis.

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Taylor Branch , author of At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years from 1965 to 1968. This is his third volume on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his first volume entitled, Parting the Waters: American in the King Years from 1954 to 1963.

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A journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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