Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peter Ling's acclaimed biography of Martin Luther King Jr combines a detailed narrative of Martin Luther King's life with the key historiographical debates surrounding him and places both within the historical context of the Civil Rights Movement. This fully revised and updated second edition includes an extended look at Black Power and a detailed analysis of the memorialization of King since his death, with particular focus on President Obama's 50th anniversary address.

List of contents

1. Introduction. 2. Junior – becoming Martin Luther King, 1929-55 3. Loving your enemies: Montgomery, 1955-9 4. Finding his way, 1960-2 5. Let the children come to me: Birmingham, 1963 6. Along a tightrope, 1963-4 7. Across a bridge of mistrust: Selma to Montgomery, 1964-5 8. King’s Call: organizing and mobilizing Chicago, 1965-6, Shrinking options: "Black Power" and Vietnam, 1966-7 10. Going for broke: Memphis, 1968 11. Epilogue: In Memoriam – remember King

Product details

• Authors: Peter Ling
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9781138781610
• ISBN: 978-1-138-78161-0
• No. of pages: 382
• Series: Routledge Historical Biographies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / United States / General, Humanities, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional