Martin Luther King Jr. - Softcover

Fairclough, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820316539 ISBN 13: 9780820316536

Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 1995

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Book by Fairclough Adam

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A sound alternative . . . for those high school and college teachers who hesitate at assigning something approaching a thousand pages but nonetheless want their students to understand King. --Georgia Historical Quarterly Intended for the student or general reader who wants a brief introduction to King's life, it is thoughtful, well-informed, and highly readable --Mississippi Quarterly

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During a public career spanning only twelve years, Martin Luther King, Jr., transformed the South - and the nation - and reinvigorated American democracy. From the pulpit and from jail, he inspired African Americans to rebel against white supremacy, nonviolently defying racism, bigotry, and brutality. He also sought a better way of life for all poor and powerless people, black and white alike. In this concise and readable biography, Adam Fairclough chronicles the major events of King's life and assesses his achievements as the preeminent leader of the civil rights movement. Throughout, Fairclough charts the major stages of King's philosophical and political growth, examining his opposition to the Vietnam War, his response to Black Power, and his growing concern for economic justice. Fairclough rounds out his portrait with an assessment of King's legacy to America and his continuing relevance to the struggle throughout the world for freedom and equality.

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• Verlag: University of Georgia Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0820316539
• ISBN 13: 9780820316536
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176