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April 4, 1968 : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and how it changed America

April 4, 1968 : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and how it changed America

Dyson, Michael Eric, author.
Book 2008

A cultural critic reassesses the late civil rights leader's significance and influence on American society, as well as the ways in which his death transformed the discussion of race in America.

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African American leadership
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Assassination
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ISBN:
9780465012862
9780465002122
0465002129
Description:
xii, 290 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and index
Contents:
part 1. Moses: a prophet's death in three acts
(Act 1) Fighting death
(Act 2) Talking death
(Act 3) Facing death
part 2. Promised land, or wilderness?
Report card on Black America
The Black family and Black inequality
What would Martin do?: poverty, prosperity, and the performance of blackness
part 3. Joshua: charismatic Black leadership in a prophet's shadow
A messiah measures leadership
Heir apparent
Last of a dying breed?
Black Kennedy
Afterword : interview with Dr. King on his 80th birthday
Control Number:
3105110
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