MICHAEL G. LONG is the author or editor of several books on politics, nonviolent protests, and civil rights history, including Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter; Martin Luther King, Jr., Homosexuality, and the Early Gay Rights Movement; and Marshalling Justice: The Early Civil Rights Letters of Thurgood Marshall. His commentary on civil rights has appeared in many national media outlets, such as the Afro, the Los Angeles Times, and ESPN. His latest book, More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), co-written with Yohuru Williams, is longlisted for a 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.