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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Yanco, Jennifer J.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Political and social views.
Political and social views.
Nonviolence.
Civil rights workers.
Civil rights movements.
Baptists > Clergy.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Baptistes > États-Unis > Clerge > Biographies.
Defenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Non-violence > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Baptists > United States > Clergy > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Nonviolence > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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 this imbalance. ""My objective is to highlight the important aspects of Dr. King's work which have all but disappeared from popular memory, so that more of us can 'really see King.'"" After briefly telling the familiar story of King's civil rights campaigns and accomplishments, she considers the lesser-known concer
Description matérielle:1 online resource (110 pages).
ISBN:9780253014245

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