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Milestone documents in African American history exploring the essential primary sources by Call Number: E184.6 .M551 2010ebISBN: 978193530611Publication Date: 2010
April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr's death and how it changed America / by Call Number: E185.615 .D944 2008ebISBN: 9780465012862Publication Date: 2008A 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.
If it takes all summer Martin Luther King, the KKK, and states' rights in St. Augustine, 1964 / by Call Number: F319.S2 W365 2008ebISBN: 9780817315993Publication Date: 2008St. Augustine was planning an elaborate celebration of its founding. But when only whites were invited, local black leaders protested. Ferment in the city grew, convincing Martin Luther King Jr to bring his influence to the local struggle. This memoir recounts the struggle against segregation in St. Augustine, Florida, in the early and mid 1960s.
Ring out freedom! the voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of the civil rights movement / by Call Number: E185.97.K5 S866 2004ebISBN: 0253216591Publication Date: 2004Fredrik Sunnemark shows how materialistic, idealistic, and religious ways of explaining the world coexisted in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches and writings. He points out the roles of God, Jesus, the church, and "the beloved community" in King's rhetoric. The book closes with an analysis of King's development after 1965, examining the roots, content, and consequences of his so-called radicalization.--[book cover]
African American History
At Canaan's edge : America in the King years, 1965-68 by Call Number: E185.615 .B67 2006ISBN: 9780684857121Publication Date: 2006This book concludes a 3-volume history of American race, violence, and democracy.
