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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xxvi, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the 19th century, when northern cities were home to strong abolitionist communities and served as a counterpoint to the slaveholding South, through the first half of the 20th century, when the North became a destination for African Americans fleeing Jim Crow, the Northeastern United States has had a long history of acceptance and liberalism. But as historian Jason Sokol reveals in All Eyes Are Upon Us, northern states like Massachusetts, New...
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