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The Resource Becoming King : Martin Luther King Jr. and the making of a national leader, Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson

Becoming King : Martin Luther King Jr. and the making of a national leader, Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson

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Troy Jackson chronicles King's emergence and effectiveness as a civil rights leader by examining his relationship with the people of Montgomery, Alabama. Using the sharp lens of Montgomery's struggle for racial equality to investigate King's burgeoning leadership, Jackson explores King's ability to connect with the educated and the unlettered, professionals and the working class. In particular, Jackson highlights King's alliances with Jo Ann Robinson, a young English professor at Alabama State University; E.D. Nixon, a middle-aged Pullman porter and head of the local NAACP chapter; and Virginia Durr, a courageous white woman who bailed Rosa Parks out of jail after Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white person. Drawing on countless interviews and archival sources, Jackson compares King's sermons and religious writings before, during, and after the Montgomery bus boycott. Jackson demonstrates how King's voice and message evolved during his time in Montgomery, reflecting the shared struggles, challenges, experiences, and hopes of the people with whom he worked
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 248 pages).
Contents
  • "The stirring of the water"
  • "The gospel I will preach"
  • "Making a contribution"
  • "They are willing to walk"
  • "Living under the tension"
  • "Bigger than Montgomery."
Isbn
9780813173177
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Becoming King : Martin Luther King Jr. and the making of a national leader
Title
Becoming King
Title remainder
Martin Luther King Jr. and the making of a national leader
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Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson
Creator
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Troy Jackson chronicles King's emergence and effectiveness as a civil rights leader by examining his relationship with the people of Montgomery, Alabama. Using the sharp lens of Montgomery's struggle for racial equality to investigate King's burgeoning leadership, Jackson explores King's ability to connect with the educated and the unlettered, professionals and the working class. In particular, Jackson highlights King's alliances with Jo Ann Robinson, a young English professor at Alabama State University; E.D. Nixon, a middle-aged Pullman porter and head of the local NAACP chapter; and Virginia Durr, a courageous white woman who bailed Rosa Parks out of jail after Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white person. Drawing on countless interviews and archival sources, Jackson compares King's sermons and religious writings before, during, and after the Montgomery bus boycott. Jackson demonstrates how King's voice and message evolved during his time in Montgomery, reflecting the shared struggles, challenges, experiences, and hopes of the people with whom he worked
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Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
N$T
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1968-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Jackson, Troy
Dewey number
323.092
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.97.K5
LC item number
J343 2008eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1944-
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Carson, Clayborne
Series statement
Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century
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  • King, Martin Luther
  • King, Martin Luther
  • African American civil rights workers
  • Baptists
  • African Americans
  • Montgomery (Ala.)
  • Segregation in transportation
  • Political Science
  • History
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • HISTORY
  • African American civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • Baptists
  • Race relations
  • Segregation in transportation
  • Alabama
  • United States
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Becoming King : Martin Luther King Jr. and the making of a national leader, Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"The stirring of the water" -- "The gospel I will preach" -- "Making a contribution" -- "They are willing to walk" -- "Living under the tension" -- "Bigger than Montgomery."
Control code
ocn407710666
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 248 pages).
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780813173177
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
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  • 22573/ctt2hgt2t
  • F7B9257B-0FA5-44F9-8773-33B58F64F1B7
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o407710666
  • (OCoLC)407710666
Label
Becoming King : Martin Luther King Jr. and the making of a national leader, Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"The stirring of the water" -- "The gospel I will preach" -- "Making a contribution" -- "They are willing to walk" -- "Living under the tension" -- "Bigger than Montgomery."
Control code
ocn407710666
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 248 pages).
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780813173177
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
  • 22573/ctt2hgt2t
  • F7B9257B-0FA5-44F9-8773-33B58F64F1B7
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o407710666
  • (OCoLC)407710666

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