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Black Literature January 2020
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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
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My life, my love, my legacy
by Coretta Scott King
The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist presents her full life story, as told before her death to one of her closest confidants. Illustrations.
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To the promised land : Martin Luther King and the fight for economic justice
by Michael K Honey
Goes beyond popularized views of Martin Luther King, Jr., to explore his committed advocacy of the poor, the working class and unions as well as his views about nonviolent resistance to all forms of oppression, particularly economic inequality. By the award-winning author of Going Down Jericho Road.
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The seminarian : Martin Luther King, Jr. comes of age
by Patrick Parr
The Seminarian is the first definitive, full-length account of King’s years as a divinity student at Crozer Theological Seminary. Long passed over by biographers and historians, this period in King’s life is vital to understanding the historical figure he soon became.
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My time with the Kings : a reporter's recollections of Martin, Coretta and the civil rights movement
by Kathryn Johnson
“Let Kathryn in,” said Coretta Scott King. Three simple words that provided Kathryn Johnson, a reporter for The Associated Press' Atlanta bureau, unprecedented access to the grieving widow in the days following her husband's death. Johnson threw herself into charged situations, determined to break the news. Including never-before-published photos, her personal account of this period is a singular addition to the story of the Civil Rights movement. Original.
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Martin Luther King Jr. in his own words
by Ryan Nagelhout
Draws from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s own writings to provide insight into key events in his life, including the Montgomery bus boycott and his "I Have a Dream" speech
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King : a biography
by David L. Lewis
Enhanced by a new preface and photographs, provides an assessment of the political career of Dr. King and of his significance as a political leader
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Martin's dream day
by Kitty Kelley
The best-selling biographer and journalist presents an evocative introduction to the events surrounding the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. and Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. Simultaneous eBook.
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Martin's dream : my journey and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. : a memoir
by Clayborne Carson
The author of the best-selling A Knock at Midnight presents a memoir of the Civil Rights era, during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s inspirational "I Have a Dream" speech prompted his entry into political activism, meetings with visionary African-American leaders and eventual work with Coretta Scott King as an editor of her late husband's papers.
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King : a comics biography
by Ho Che Anderson
Available for the first time in an expanded hardcover edition, a rerelease of a classic graphic portrait seeks to convey the human realities of the civil rights leader and is complemented by such extras as the short piece, "Black Dogs;" excerpts from the creator's diary and notebook; and an epilogue, "Assassin," that explores James Earl Ray's guilt.
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Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights
by Steven Levingston
A revelatory account of the contentious relationship between the 35th President and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the Civil Rights movement shares insights into their profound influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry. 50,000 first printing.
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