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The heavens might crack : the death and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. / Jason Sokol.
Van Pelt Library E185.97.K5 S63 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sokol, Jason, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination--Public opinion.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Influence.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- Assassination.
- Public opinion.
- United States--Race relations--History.
- United States.
- Race relations.
- History.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Public opinion--United States.
- Assassination--Public opinion.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- HISTORY / Social History.
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
- Local Subjects:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination--Public opinion.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Influence.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- HISTORY / Social History.
- Public opinion--United States.
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
- United States--Race relations--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Basic Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- "A vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King's death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure--scorned by many white Americans, worshiped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present"-- Provided by publisher.
- "On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure--scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Shot rings out
- Losing King
- The last prince of nonviolence
- "He knew that millions hated King"
- Roses for my soul
- The world stands aghast
- Stop the shots
- From outlaw to saint
- Conclusion. King in our time.
- Notes:
- "March 2018"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-323) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780465055913
- 0465055915
- 1541697391
- 9781541697393
- OCLC:
- 1019834844
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