University of California Press 2005 Hard cover New 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Illustrates the sophistication and effectiveness of Martin Luther King, Jr, one of America's best-known advocates for peace and justice, and the organizations he led. This book also look into the surprising emergence of the sit-in protests that sparked the social struggles of the 1960s. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Armstrong, Tenisha; Carson, Susan; Clay, Adrienne; Taylor, Kieran. Num Pages: 703 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 183 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1665......We ship daily from our Bookshop.

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University of California Press 2005 1st ed hardcover Berkeley. 2005. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520242394. 674 pages. hardcover. keywords: History Martin Luther King Black America Politics Religion. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Threshold of a New Decade, Volume V of the planned fourteen-volume series, illustrates the growing sophistication and effectiveness of King and the organizations he led while providing an unparalleled look into the surprising emergence of the sit-in protests that sparked the social struggles of the 1960s. During this pivotal period of his career, King traveled to India in early 1959 to meet with Prime Minister Nehru and other associates of Mahatma Gandhi. After returning to Montgomery, King confronted the continuing ineffectiveness of his Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) by demanding personnel changes and agreeing to relocate to Atlanta at the beginning of 1960. King's move took place just before African American students in the South reclaimed the energy of the Montgomery bus boycott with their bold sit-in protests, which King predicted would become ‘an integral part of the history which is reshaping the world, replacing a dying order with modern democracy. ' He was arrested in October after participating in a sit-in protest in Atlanta. His resulting imprisonment led presidential candidate John F. Kennedy to phone his sympathies to King's wife, Coretta, a move many credit for providing ...

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