The heavens might crack : the death and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Label

The heavens might crack : the death and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Title remainder

the death and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Statement of responsibility

Jason Sokol

Creator

• Sokol, Jason

Author

• Sokol, Jason

Subject

• King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968 -- Influence
• African Americans -- Social conditions
• United States -- Race relations | History
• Public opinion -- United States
• King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968 -- Assassination | Public opinion

Language

eng

Summary

• "A vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King's death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure--scorned by many white Americans, worshiped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present"--
• "On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure--scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present"--

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Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

323.092

Index

index present

LC call number

E185.97.K5

LC item number

S63 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography