Waking from the dream : the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of Martin Luther King Jr. / David L. Chappell.
By: Chappell, David L
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TextPublisher: New York : Random House, [2014]Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185 -238) and index.Description: xvi, 249 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781400065462 (hardcover : acid-free paper); 1400065461 (hardcover : acid-free paper).Subject(s): King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Influence | Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century | African American political activists -- Biography | African American civil rights workers -- Biography | African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 323.092 | B | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 323.092 C368 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003489358 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185 -238) and index.
King's last victory: the Civil Rights Act of 1968 -- Can a movement be institutionalized?: the national Black political conventions -- From full employment to diversity -- Legalizing the legacy: the battle for a Martin Luther King holiday -- Jesse Jackson's rebirth -- Public reckonings with King's character.
Presents a controversial study of the civil rights movement after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., drawing upon congressional testimony, court cases, press releases, and other sources to document the battle over King's image and legacy.
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