Martin Luther King Jr. : a life in American history / Jamie J. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Jamie J., author.

Series:

Black History Lives.

Black History Lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

African Americans--Civil rights.

African Americans.

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

Civil rights movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 231 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Cali. : ABC-CLIO, 2023.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This accessible, up-to-date, and timely biography of Martin Luther King Jr. offers readers a fresh approach to King's life, achievements,and lasting contributions to civil rights, social justice, and American history. Jamie J. Wilson's richly informed narrative follows King's early life as the son of a noted Baptist preacher in Atlanta, to his adulthood as the most visible, influential, and controversial leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1960s. Going beyond the typical cradle-to-the-grave biography, Wilson situates King within and alongside the major events that King helped define, including the push for desegregation, equal rights for Black Americans, and the antiwar movement. Chapters are organized chronologically, and a supplementary chapter, "Why Martin Luther King Jr. Matters," takes up King's ongoing cultural and historical significance. Additionally, carefully chosen "Cultural Connections" are placed throughout the text to help students draw lines between King's life and the social, political, and intellectual currents with which King was and remains synonymous.

Contents:

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. King's Early Years and Education 2. Becoming a Leader 3. Challenging the Nation 4. Embracing a Larger Movement 5. The Nation and the World are Listening 6. People to People and People in Action 7. Birmingham and Standing Before God 8. The Man of the Year and the Nobel Prize Laureate 9. Going to Chicago 10. Beyond Vietnam to Memphis Why Martin Luther King Jr. Matters Timeline Primary Documents Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-17200-0

1-4408-6401-2

OCLC:

1396762878