This graphic novel brings together an African American storyteller and an Indian folk artist to tell the story of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. This substantially revised edition includes new art, as well as an essay exploring the background to this extraordinary cross-cultural collaboration. Author Biography Arthur Flowers Arthur Flowers teaches in the English Department of Syracuse University, USA. A native of Memphis and co-founder of The New Renaissance Guild, he is a performance poet who considers himself heir to the western written tradition as well as the African oral one. Manu Chitrakar Manu Chitrakar lives and works in Naya village in West Bengal, India. A Patua scroll artist who sings and paints, he is part of a living art and performance tradition that is as open to contemporary news stories and politics as it is to ancient legend and myth.