NEW YORK (AP) - You think you know Martin Luther King Jr.'s story? Tavis Smiley is willing to bet you don't.
The radio and TV host is planning a nationwide tour next year of a theatrical production focusing on the last year of King's life to mark the 50th anniversary of King's assassination on April 4, 1968.
Smiley noted that at the end of his life, King was reviled by many for expanding his criticisms of America from racism to poverty issues and the Vietnam War.
"Death of a King: A Live Theatrical Experience" is based on Smiley's 2014 book of the same title. The 40-city production featuring Smiley will kick off on January 15, the day of the holiday named for King and his actual birthday, and run through April 4.
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