03: Martin Luther King | Secrets of Leadership

Duration: 47'39''

Synopsis

Martin Luther King is seen as an inspiration for peaceful protest campaigns. Andrew Roberts challenges this perception in a programme that suggests the civil rights leader was a hard-headed tactician.

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