| Description |
viii, 295 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
[Icons of America] |
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Icons of America.
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| Note |
Series from jacket. |
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"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-275) and index. |
| Contents |
Dreamer, 1963 -- Freedom now! -- Soul force -- Lincoln's shadow -- Whose country 'tis of Thee? -- Not by the color of their skin -- Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream" . |
| Summary |
In this new exploration of the "I Have a Dream" speech, Sundquist places it in the history of American debates about racial justice and demonstrates how the speech, an exultant blend of grand poetry and powerful elocution, perfectly expresses the story of African-American freedom. |
| Subject |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Oratory.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. I have a dream.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Language.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Political and social views.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History.
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Equality -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Southern States -- Race relations.
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| ISBN |
9780300118070 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300118074 cloth alkaline paper |
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