King Years Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement

Name: King Years Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
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ISBN: 9781451662467

ISBN-10: 1451662467

ISBN-13: 9781451662467

Edition: 2013

Authors: Taylor Branch

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Taylor Branch, author of the acclaimed America in the King Years trilogy, presents the essential moments of civil rights history in clear context and gripping detail.The King Yearsdelivers riveting tales of everyday heroes who achieved miracles in constructive purpose and yet poignantly fell short. Here is the full sweep of an era that still reverberates in national politics. Its legacy remains unsettled; there are further lessons to be discovered before free citizens can once again move officials to address the most intractable, fearful dilemmas. This vital primer amply fulfills its author’s dedication: “For students of freedom and teachers of history.”This compact volume brings to life…

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List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 8/13/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface



The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Martin Luther King's First Public Address, 1955



Sit-ins and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 1960



Freedom Rides I: The Nashville Initiative, 1961



Freedom Rides II: MLK, the Kennedys, and National Politics, 1961



Bob Moses, SNCC, and Mississippi, 1960-63



A National Firestorm from Birmingham, 1963



The March on Washington, 1963



Birmingham Church Bombing, 1963



Freedom Summer, 1964



Party Realignment: The Cow Palace and Atlantic City, 1964



King, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Nobel Peace Prize, 1964



Crossroads in Selma, 1965



Crossroads in Vietnam: LBJ and MLK, 1965



Nonviolence Goes North: King in Chicago, 1966



Black Power, 1966



Race and War: King at the Riverside Church, 1967



Poverty: The Last Crusade, 1967-68



Requiem in Memphis, 1968


Epilogue: Looking Back, and Ahead


Acknowledgments


Index