Celebrate Freedom.
Understand What It Cost.
Jonathan Eig brings the full weight of Juneteenth alive — honoring the past while challenging every audience to carry King’s unfinished work forward
Juneteenth Speaker
“Supple, penetrating, heartstring-pulling and compulsively readable . . . Eig’s book is worthy of its subject.”
— Dwight Garner, The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)
Juneteenth Is More Than a Holiday. It's a Challenge.
Freedom was declared. But the fight King dedicated his life to — for true racial and economic equality — is still being fought today. Jonathan’s presentation connects the meaning of Juneteenth directly to King’s unfinished mission, giving your audience not just a celebration but a calling.
No Textbook. No Recap.
The Real Story.
The Research
6 years, hundreds of interviews
The Story
Beyond the textbook, the real King
The Experience
Tailored presentation + Q&A + book signing
Freedom Was Declared
The Work Was Not Done.
Juneteenth marks the moment enslaved people in Texas finally heard what had already been proclaimed — that they were free. Jonathan uses that gap between declaration and reality as the lens through which he examines King’s entire life and mission. It is the most powerful framing of Juneteenth your audience will ever hear.
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- Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King: A Life
- Named one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2023
- Featured in The New York Times · Washington Post · Time Magazine
- Spoken at The National Cathedral · Morehouse College · Stanford University
- Six years of research · Hundreds of original interviews
- Every presentation tailored to your audience
- Interactive Q&A + book signing included
— Event Organizer, Public Library Program
Every presentation is a one-of-a-kind experience — shaped around your audience, your occasion, and your organization’s goals. There is no one better positioned to bring Martin Luther King Jr.’s story to your stage.