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The Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. January 2022
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Martin's dream : my journey and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. : a memoir
by Clayborne Carson B KING
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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Martin Luther King, Jr. : A Penguin Life
by Marshall Frady B KING
A renowned biographer presents an intimate and inspiring portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., drawn from twenty-five years of award-winning commentary on American race relations, that combines the history of the civil rights movement with King's powerful rise to acclaim and influence, bringing to life his political relationships, his goals, and his achievements.
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My life, my love, my legacy
by Coretta Scott King B 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.
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Democracy, if we can keep it : the ACLU's 100-year fight for rights in America
by Ellis Cose 323.06 COS
For a century, the American Civil Liberties Union has fought to keep Americans in touch with the founding values of the Constitution. This book is the most authoritative account ever of America's premier defender of civil liberties. A vivid work of history and journalism, Democracy, If We Can Keep It is not just the definitive story of the ACLU but also an essential account of America's rediscovery of rights it had granted but long denied. Cose's narrative begins with World War I and brings us to today, chronicling the ACLU's role through the horrors of 9/11, the saga of Edward Snowden, and the phenomenon of Donald Trump.
A chronicle of America's most difficult ethical quandaries from the Red Scare, the Scottsboro Boys' trials, Japanese American internment, McCarthyism, and Vietnam, Democracy, If We Can Keep It weaves these accounts into a deeper story of American freedom--one that is profoundly relevant to our present moment.
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To the promised land : Martin Luther King and the fight for economic justice
by Michael K. Honey 323.092 HON
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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Why we can't wait
by Martin Luther King 323.1 KIN
An impassioned work by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shares a heartfelt argument for equality and an end to racial discrimination that explains why the civil rights struggle is vital to the United States.
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