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Author Chappell, David L., author.

Title Waking from the dream : the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr. / David L. Chappell.

Publication Info. New York : Random House, [2014]

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  323.092 CHA    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  323.092 C368    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  323.092 CHA    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  323.092 C36    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-238) and index.
Contents King's last victory : the Civil Rights Act of 1968 -- Can a movement be institutionalized? : the national Black political conventions -- A coalition for full employment -- Legalizing the legacy : the battle for a Martin Luther King holiday -- Jesse Jackson's rebirth -- Public reckonings with King's character.
Summary 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.
Subject 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 century.
ISBN 9781400065462 alkaline paper $27.00
1400065461 alkaline paper
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