Misremembering Dr. King : Revisiting the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. /

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We all know the name. Martin Luther King Jr, the great American civil rights leader. But most people today know relatively little about King, the campaigner against militarism, materialism, and racism-what he called the ""giant triplets."" Jennifer J. Yanco takes steps to redress...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yanco, Jennifer J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Temas:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Political and social views.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
1900-1999
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Nonviolence > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Baptists > United States > Clergy > Biography.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Non-violence > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Baptistes > États-Unis > Clergé > Biographies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Baptists > Clergy.
Civil rights movements.
Civil rights workers.
Nonviolence.
Political and social views.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Memory and Forgetting; The Misappropriation of Memory; 1. What We Remember; Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement; Dr. King and Nonviolence; 2. What We Forget: Dr. King's Warning about the "Giant Triplets"; Militarism; Materialism; Racism; 3. Why It Matters; Whose Problem? White America's Special Responsibility; A Challenge for All of Us; Notes.

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