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The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.
Van Pelt Library E185.97.K5 A86 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Perspectives on modern world history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination.
- King, Martin Luther.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- Assassination.
- Physical Description:
- 182 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2011]
- Contents:
- The life of Martin Luther King, Jr. / Contemporary Black biography
- In his last year, Martin Luther King was a controversial figure / Kate Ellis and Stephen Smith
- Martin Luther King speaks to a crowd the day before his assassination / Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Details emerge of the assassination's plot / William Sorrels
- Riots break out in the wake of the assassination / Baltimore sun
- King's assassination inspired numerous conspiracy theories / James Polk
- There is evidence of a conspiracy to kill Martin Luther King, Jr. / Mary Ferrell Foundation
- James Earl Ray fooled the King family into believing in his innocence / David J. Garrow
- King's assassination and the subsequent riots provided the impetus for civil rights legislation / Nick Kotz
- King's assassination hurt the Poor People's Campaign / Peter Ling
- King's assassination provided a window of opportunity for the Poor People's Campaign / Gordon Keith Mantler
- King's dream has transformed America / America.gov
- King's dream remains unfulfilled / Svend White
- King's wife says his life was in danger during his last year / Coretta Scott King
- A presidential candidate asks people to respond to King's death with love and wisdom / Robert F. Kennedy
- A writer remembers the tragedy of King's death / James Baldwin
- Witnesses recall the riots in Washington, D.C., following King's death / Virginia Ali and George Pelecanos, interviewed by Denise Kersten Wills.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0737752599
- 9780737752595
- OCLC:
- 663953716
- Publisher Number:
- 99943986601
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