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“ KING: A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY ” David L. Lewis, the author of this book was at Fisk University when he first met or saw Martin Luther King. Mr. King was giving a speech at his college sometime in the month of February, on the year 1956. For some odd reason he had forgot this until he started writing Martin King’s biography. The second time Mr. Lewis met Martin King was while he was in Atlanta. Attorney General Hollowell, who was representing Martin King in the infamous De Kalb County case, he invited Mr. Lewis to ride with him, his client, Mrs. Correta King, and the Reverend Mr. King, Sr., on a drive to Judge Oscar Mitchell’s court for a final judgement. This was in the year 1961. Then sometime in 1962, David Lewis met Martin King for the third and last time. Martin King and his father were present at politically significant social gathering in the home of a prominent black Atlanta family. The senior King shook hands with Mr. Lewis and pleasantly surprised him by his knowledge of Mr. Lewis’ career since the time he had left Atlanta. David Lewis also forgot this encounter due to the fact that he was shipped of to Army basic training shortly after the conversation. The day Martin Lut