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The Resource King : a biography, David Levering Lewis

King : a biography, David Levering Lewis

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Summary
Acclaimed by leading historians and critics when it appeared shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this foundational biography wends through the corridors in which King held court, posing the right questions and providing a keen measure of the man whose career and mission enthrall scholars and general readers to this day. Updated with a new preface and more than a dozen photographs of King and his contemporaries, this edition presents the unforgettable story of King's life and death for a new generation
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
3rd ed.
Extent
xxiv, 468 pages
Note
Originally published: 1970
Contents
  • Doctor, lawyer--preacher?
  • The philosopher King
  • Stride toward freedom
  • Satyagraha, home-grown
  • Skirmishing in Atlanta
  • Albany, Georgia--nonviolence in black and white
  • Birmingham--nonviolence in black, violence in white
  • The strength of a dream
  • Crisis and compromise--the walk to Selma Bridge
  • The fire next time
  • The Pied Piper of Hamlin Avenue--Chicago and Mississippi
  • Killers of a dream
Isbn
9780252079092
Instance
Label
King : a biography
Title
King
Title remainder
a biography
Statement of responsibility
David Levering Lewis
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Acclaimed by leading historians and critics when it appeared shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this foundational biography wends through the corridors in which King held court, posing the right questions and providing a keen measure of the man whose career and mission enthrall scholars and general readers to this day. Updated with a new preface and more than a dozen photographs of King and his contemporaries, this edition presents the unforgettable story of King's life and death for a new generation
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1936-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Lewis, David Levering
Dewey number
  • 323.092
  • B
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.97.K5
LC item number
L45 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • King, Martin Luther
  • King, Martin Luther
  • King, Martin Luther
  • African Americans
  • Baptists
  • Clergy
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Baptists
  • Civil rights movements
  • Clergy
  • United States
  • African Americans
  • Baptists
  • Clergy
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
Label
King : a biography, David Levering Lewis
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Originally published: 1970
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-446) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Doctor, lawyer--preacher? -- The philosopher King -- Stride toward freedom -- Satyagraha, home-grown -- Skirmishing in Atlanta -- Albany, Georgia--nonviolence in black and white -- Birmingham--nonviolence in black, violence in white -- The strength of a dream -- Crisis and compromise--the walk to Selma Bridge -- The fire next time -- The Pied Piper of Hamlin Avenue--Chicago and Mississippi -- Killers of a dream
Control code
ocn801810236
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
3rd ed.
Extent
xxiv, 468 pages
Isbn
9780252079092
Lccn
2012028165
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780252079092
  • (OCoLC)801810236
Label
King : a biography, David Levering Lewis
Publication
Note
Originally published: 1970
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-446) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Doctor, lawyer--preacher? -- The philosopher King -- Stride toward freedom -- Satyagraha, home-grown -- Skirmishing in Atlanta -- Albany, Georgia--nonviolence in black and white -- Birmingham--nonviolence in black, violence in white -- The strength of a dream -- Crisis and compromise--the walk to Selma Bridge -- The fire next time -- The Pied Piper of Hamlin Avenue--Chicago and Mississippi -- Killers of a dream
Control code
ocn801810236
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
3rd ed.
Extent
xxiv, 468 pages
Isbn
9780252079092
Lccn
2012028165
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780252079092
  • (OCoLC)801810236

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