Living the Dream : The Contested History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day /
"Living the Dream tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the battle over King's legacy that continued through the decades that followed. Creating the first national holiday to honor an African American was a formidable achievement and an act of resista...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2022.
|
Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | "Living the Dream tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the battle over King's legacy that continued through the decades that followed. Creating the first national holiday to honor an African American was a formidable achievement and an act of resistance against conservative and segregationist opposition"-- |
---|---|
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781469667836 |