Reviews

Praise for Burial for a King  

Wall Street Journal
The City That Did Not Burn By Cameron McWhirter Atlanta has done a poor job ...
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Publisher's Weekly
After King was shot in Memphis on April 4, 1968, riots broke out in cities ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
The first week of April 1968 more than 100 U.S. cities suffered deaths and property ...
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O, The Oprah Magazine
"Explores how the [King] assassination brought out the best and worst in a city and ...
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Booklist
The days between the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis on April 4, ...
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Kirkus
Gripping re-creation of the aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.   Former Atlanta magazine ...
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Atlanta Magazine
In Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Funeral and the Week That Transformed ...
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Andrew Young
Rebecca Burns is a gifted storyteller with a keen understanding of the small details that ...
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Taylor Branch
Burial for a King is a gripping piece of work. Some of Rebecca Burns’s voices ...
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Hank Klibanoff
Now, finally, we can see what couldn’t be seen and know what couldn’t be known ...
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Interviews & Profiles
 
What happened after MLK died?
January 20, 2011
 
Burial for a King: How MLK's funeral changed Atlanta
January 12, 2011
 
 
Media Appearances
 
Between the Lines
February 17, 2011
 
Atlanta Morning Edition
January 20, 2011
 
Eight O'Clock Buzz
January 18, 2011
 
Morning Joe
January 17, 2011
 
Smart Talk
January 17, 2011
 
KAZI Book Review
January 16, 2011