Branch, Taylor.

Taylor Branch, journalist and historian, is best known for his books chronicling the career of Martin Luther King Jr., and the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Raised in Atlanta, Branch attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he became involved in political activism and completed a degree in American history in 1968. While a graduate student at Princeton University, Branch conducted a voter registration campaign among African Americans in rural Georgia. He was editor of "Washington Monthly," 1971-1973, and has been a contributing editor since then. He has also written for "Harper's" and "Esquire" magazines and is the author or co-author of several books. He advised President Bill Clinton on race-related issues.

From the description of Taylor Branch papers, 1865-2009 (bulk 1958-2009). WorldCat record id: 52872663

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