King of the North : Martin Luther King Jr. 's life of struggle outside the South / Jeanne Theoharis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theoharis, Jeanne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

King, Martin Luther.

African American civil rights workers--Biography.

African American civil rights workers.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

United States.

Northeastern States--Race relations--History--20th century.

Northeastern States.

Middle West--Race relations--History--20th century.

Middle West.

West (U.S.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

West (U.S.).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 388 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : The New Press, 2025.

Summary:

"A radical reframing of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface. Only the Language Was Polite : King of the North

Our First Protest : Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott Come of Age in the North

There Lived a Great People : King's Leadership Emerges, as Does His Critique of the North

The Thin Veneer of the North's Racial Self-Righteousness : King and the Black Freedom Struggle in New York

A New Form of Slavery Covered Up with Certain Niceties : Rethinking 1963 and King's Growing Frustration with Northern Intransigence

Voting for Ghettos : King and the Struggle in Los Angeles Before Watts

As Segregated as Birmingham : King in Chicago Before the Chicago Campaign

Police Brutality in the North Is Rationalized, Tolerated, and Usually Denied : King Takes On White Shock After Watts

Warrior Without a Gun : The Kings Move to Chicago

One Day That Man Wants to Get Out of Prison : The Organizing Deepens but So Does White Resistance

Never Seen Mobs as Hostile...but the Nation Turns Its Back

The Time Is Now : Building National Black Political Power, Anticolonial Solidarities, and Culture of Poverty Critique

To Make the Nation Say Yes When They Are Inclined to Say No : The Poor People's Campaign

Be Careful What You Wish For : The Willful Ignoring of Dr. King's Challenge to Northern Racism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-371) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781620979419

1620979411

OCLC:

1499934325