As his career drew unwittingly to its conclusion, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. faced enormous pressure and incredibly trying circumstances. The man who had been referred to as "The Moses of the South" and greeted and revered around the world was now looking at resentment, scorn, and skepticism. Remarkably, he pushed forward, convinced he could succeed in fighting for a better world. Historian Clarence Goodman explains how King's journey led him to "The Mountaintop."