Redemption : Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 31 hours /

Redemption : Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 31 hours /

On April 3, 1968, arriving in Memphis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was being denounced as an agent of violence. He was facing dissent within the civil rights movement, among his own staff. A federal court injunction barred him from marching. Threats mounted and he feared an imminent, violent death....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenbloom, Joseph, 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2018]
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Assassination.
African Americans > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Baptists > United States > Clergy > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Table of Contents:
  • Atlanta departure
  • Detour
  • The strike
  • Airport arrival
  • The invitation
  • The Mayor
  • Lorraine check-in
  • Damage control
  • The injunction
  • Invaders
  • Nine-to-five security
  • Reluctant speaker
  • The stalker
  • Summoning Dr. King
  • From the mountaintop
  • Long night
  • Home pressures
  • Invaders' exit
  • Melancholy afternoon
  • Ray's lucky breaks
  • Dark night
  • Redemption.