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Martin Luther King Jr. : a life in American history

Title
Martin Luther King Jr. : a life in American history / Jamie J. Wilson.
Author
Wilson, Jamie Jaywann
Publication
  • New York, NY : ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, [2023]
  • ©2023

Details

Description
xii, 231 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life in American History covers King's life, achievements, and challenges, placing his contributions within the context of American history"--
Series Statement
Black history lives
Uniform Title
Black history lives.
Subject
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
  • 1900-1999
  • African American civil rights workers > Biography
  • Civil rights workers > United States > Biography
  • Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century
  • African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century
  • Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains > Biographies
  • Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies
  • Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle
  • Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle
  • African American civil rights workers
  • African Americans > Civil rights
  • Civil rights movements
  • Civil rights workers
  • Race relations
  • United States > Race relations > History > 20th century
  • États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • History
  • Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
King's Early Years and Education -- Becoming a Leader -- Challenging the Nation -- Embracing a Larger Movement -- The Nation and the World are Listening -- People to People and People in Action -- Birmingham and Standing Before God -- The Man of the Year and the Nobel Prize Laureate -- Going to Chicago -- Beyond Vietnam to Memphis -- Why Martin Luther King Jr. Matters.
ISBN
  • 9781440864001
  • 1440864004
  • 9781440864018 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2023011855
OCLC
YBP 2023011855
Author
Wilson, Jamie Jaywann, author.
Title
Martin Luther King Jr. : a life in American history / Jamie J. Wilson.
Publisher
New York, NY : ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, [2023]
Copyright Date
©2023
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Black history lives
Black history lives.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
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