Martin Luther King (1929-1968) is still regarded worldwide as the voice of peaceful resistance and civil disobedience, not only in the fight for the rights of the black population but also in active protest against war and injustice. For him, the path of nonviolent resistance was "not a method for cowards." He and his family were constantly threatened, he was imprisoned several times, and ultimately, in April 1968, he was shot by a white assassin. Four years earlier, he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Bestselling author Alois Prinz tells the story of this extraordinary man, who saw his opponents as "brothers" until the end and sought reconciliation with them.