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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The King years : historic moments in the civil rights movement
by Taylor Branch
A succinct and accessible chronicle of key events in the Civil Rights Movement by the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of the trilogy that includes Parting the Waters traces how the Movement evolved from a bus strike to a political and social revolution
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King's dream
by Eric J. Sundquist
Presents the full text of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legendary "I Have A Dream" speech and places it in the history of debates on racial justice and demonstrates how it eloquently expresses the story of African American freedom.
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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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A call to conscience : the landmark speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King
The most powerful and inspirational speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., are collected here, along with commentary and contributions from Andrew Young, George McGovern, Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin, Edward Kennedy, and the Dalai Lama, among others.
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Going down Jericho Road : the Memphis strike, Martin Luther King's last campaign
by Michael K Honey
Provides an in-depth history of the final crusade of Martin Luther King, Jr., against the economic injustices, racism, and lack of political power that marked 1968 Memphis and transformed the city into a struggle between the white upper crust that sought to prevent change and the black workers, activists, unionists, and black-power advocates that sought to bring about equality.
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