Bibliograph

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

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Label

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

Language

eng

Abstract

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

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Becoming King

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

407710666

Responsibility statement

Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson

Series statement

Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century

Sub title

Martin Luther King Jr. and the making of a national leader

Table Of 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."

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