Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jonathan Eig offers a revelatory portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., drawing from never-before-seen FBI files, interviews, and archival materials to present the most intimate and comprehensive account of King’s life to date. In this compelling keynote, Eig unpacks the radical, complex, and profoundly human story of the civil rights icon—challenging myths, revealing hidden truths, and exploring what King’s vision means for our times. Perfect for audiences seeking deeper understanding of leadership, justice, race, and moral courage in America.

How did the most hated man in American become one of the nation’s most respected and beloved figures—and what can we all learn from Ali’s journey?

Ali’s religious journey was an unusual one, from Baptist to Muslim, with a lot of bumps along the way, but in his exploration of faith he asked and answered many familiar questions: What does it mean to believe? How do you apply your religious beliefs in the secular world? And what does one do when the religious and secular world’s conflict? What moral lessons can we learn from Ali’s journey?

The invention of the world’s first oral contraceptive—pulled off by a band of renegades—not only changed the world but offers an example of how to fight attempts to restrict women’s access to contraception.

American history is perhaps best told by the stories of the individuals who shaped the nation. Those stories, however, are too often mythologized and simplified by Hollywood accounts. New York Times best-selling biographer (Muhammad Ali, Al Capone, Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson) explores the lives of some of the figures who shaped the twentieth century. Eig makes the case that history is best understood when we treat our important figures as complex humans instead of two-dimensional heroes.