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Death of a King : the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year Cover Image Book

Death of a King : the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year / Tavis Smiley ; with David Ritz.

Smiley, Tavis, 1964- (author.). Ritz, David, (author.).

Summary:

Presents a revealing and dramatic chronicle of the 12 months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0316332763
  • ISBN: 9780316332767
  • ISBN: 9780316410656
  • Physical Description: x, 276 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Four seasons : spring, summer, fall, and winter. "Vocation of agony" ; "Betraying the cause" ; "The language of the unheard" ; "Anxiety and sorrow in my heart" ; The bloodiest month of all ; Where do we go from here? ; Cities aflame ; Respect ; Chaos ; Ominous clouds ; "I, Martin Luther King, take thee, Non-Violence, to be my wedded wife" ; Ironic anniversary -- Final season : the last three months. Thirty-nine ; Confession ; Drum major ; Humility, levity, and longevity ; Frantic melancholy ; Restless heart ; Garment of destiny ; Firemen ; Midnight hour in Memphis ; Freedom explosion ; The mountaintop in Memphis ; April 4, 1968.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

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