Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People's Campaign of 1968 /

"This book introduces new audiences to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final initiative, the multiracial Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968. Robert Hamilton depicts the experience of poor people who traveled to Washington in May 1968 to dramatize the issue of poverty by building a temp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, Robert (Senior Lecturer) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]
Colección:Morehouse College King Collection series on civil & human rights.
Temas:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
1900-1999
Poor People's Campaign > History.
Civil rights movements > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Minorities > United States > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Poor > United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
Minorities > Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Campagne des pauvres, États-Unis, 1968 > Histoire.
Minorités > Droits > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Livres numériques.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
e-books.
Race relations
Civil rights movements
Minorities > Civil rights
Minorities > Economic conditions
Poor People's Campaign
Poor > Social conditions
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
Washington (D.C.)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Dreaming
  • Chapter 1. The Chicago Campaign: From Civil Rights to Human Rights
  • Chapter 2. A Year of Education for Dr. King
  • Chapter 3. The War at Home and Abroad
  • Part II. Converging
  • Chapter 4. Planning the Poor People's Campaign
  • Chapter 5. The Memphis Campaign
  • Chapter 6. The Mule Train
  • Chapter 7. The Committee of 100
  • Chapter 8. The Poor Arrive in Washington
  • Chapter 9. Building Resurrection City
  • Part III. Learning
  • Chapter 10. Poor People Get Down to Work
  • Chapter 11. Learning in Resurrection City
  • Chapter 12. A City like Any Other
  • Chapter 13. The Final Days of the Poor People's Campaign
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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