Rebecca Burns at Decatur Library: "Burial for a King"

The former editor in chief of ”Atlanta” magazine visits the library with a very special book to help launch the observance of 2011’s Black History Month.  It’s ”Burial for a King,” a powerful, well-researched look at the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968 and how that momentous event transformed the city of Atlanta.  Drawing on archival research and interviews with participants, the author brings us a vivid portrait of a tumultuous time with a complex story that quickly moves from Memphis to Atlanta to the White House.  It is a powerful, gripping book that Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch calls ”a great tribute.”   Burns is an author and journalist and the author of ”Rage in the Gate City: The Story of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot.”