Books like The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. reads as inspiring, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Why We Can't Wait

Martin Luther King Jr. · 1963

Both explore civil rights & social justice

77% genome match

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · 1929

Both explore nonviolence

78% genome match

Wings of Fire

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam · 1999

Both explore leadership

68% genome match

Unbowed

Wangari Maathai · 1999

Both explore activism

69% genome match

Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad

Ann Lane Petry · 1955

Both explore civil rights & faith

68% genome match

Biko

Donald Woods · 1978

Both explore civil rights & activism

68% genome match

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin · 1791

Same memoir feel

63% genome match

In search of identity

Anwar Sadat · 1978

Both explore leadership

66% genome match

The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Olaudah Equiano · 1789

Same memoir feel

64% genome match

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass · 1845

Same memoir feel

83% genome match

Twelve years a slave

Solomon Northup · 1853

Same memoir feel

63% genome match

Let the trumpet sound

Stephen B. Oates · 1982

Both explore civil rights & activism

83% genome match