| Description |
xi, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
MoA |
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MoA (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 165-167. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
A biography of the Baptist minister, focusing on his leadership role in the civil rights movement. |
| Contents |
1. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-1956 -- 2. Strong southern roots, 1929-1954 -- 3. SCLC, the prayer pilgrimage, and Little Rock, 1957 -- 4. "Stride toward freedom" and a pilgrimage to India, 1958-1959 -- 5. The sit-ins, 1960 -- 6. The Freedom ride, 1961-1962 -- 7. Albany and Birmingham, 1961-1963 -- 8. The broadening freedom movement and the march on Washington -- 9. St. Augustine, freedom summer, and the Nobel Peace Prize -- 10. The Selma protest and the Voting Rights Act, 1965. |
| Subject |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography.
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Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations.
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Civil rights workers.
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Clergy.
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| ISBN |
0816016054 |
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0816029970 paperback |
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