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April 4, 1968 : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and how it changed America /

A cultural critic reassesses the late civil rights leader's significance and influence on American society, as well as the ways in which his death transformed the discussion of race in America.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dyson, Michael Eric
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Basic Civitas Books, ©2008.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Moses: A Prophet's Death in Three Acts:
  • Act 1: Fighting Death
  • Act 2: Talking Death
  • Act 3: Facing Death
  • Part 2: Promised Land, or Wilderness?
  • Report Card on Black America
  • The Black Family and Black Inequality
  • What Would Martin Do? Poverty, Prosperity, and Performance of Blackness
  • Part 3: Joshua: Charismatic Black Leadership in a Prophet's Shadow: A Messiah Measures Leadership
  • Heir Apparent
  • Last of a Dying Breed?
  • Black Kennedy
  • Afterword: Interview with Dr. King on His 80th Birthday
  • Index.