From civil rights to human rights : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the struggle for economic justice

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From civil rights to human rights : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the struggle for economic justice
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Martin Luther King, Jr., and the struggle for economic justice
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Thomas F. Jackson
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eng
Summary
"Drawing widely on published and unpublished archival sources, Jackson explains the contexts and meanings of King's increasingly open call for "a radical redistribution of political and economic power" in American cities, the nation, and the world. The mid-1960s ghetto uprisings were in fact revolts against unemployment, powerlessness, police violence, and institutionalized racism, he argued. His final dream, a Poor People's March on Washington, aimed to mobilize Americans across racial and class lines to reverse a national cycle of urban conflict, political backlash, and policy retrenchment. King's vision of economic democracy and international human rights remains a powerful inspiration for those committed to ending racism and poverty in our time."--Jacket
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Biography type
contains biographical information
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DLC
Dewey number
323.092
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illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.97.K5
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J34 2007
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Politics and culture in modern America

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