Death of a King : the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year /

Death of a King : the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year /

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Presents a revealing and dramatic chronicle of the 12 months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smiley, Tavis, 1964- (Author), Ritz, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
1900 - 1999
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African American civil rights workers.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Biography.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Four seasons : spring, summer, fall, and winter. "Vocation of agony" ; "Betraying the cause" ; "The language of the unheard" ; "Anxiety and sorrow in my heart" ; The bloodiest month of all ; Where do we go from here? ; Cities aflame ; Respect ; Chaos ; Ominous clouds ; "I, Martin Luther King, take thee, Non-Violence, to be my wedded wife" ; Ironic anniversary
  • Final season : the last three months. Thirty-nine ; Confession ; Drum major ; Humility, levity, and longevity ; Frantic melancholy ; Restless heart ; Garment of destiny ; Firemen ; Midnight hour in Memphis ; Freedom explosion ; The mountaintop in Memphis ; April 4, 1968.