Martin Luther King, Jr: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the WorldWeybright and Talley, 1968 - 319 pages |
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... court's ruling and pressing new demands . In this climate , on August 28 , 1955 , Emmett Till , a fourteen - year ... court ruling had also directly reversed the " separate but equal " doctrine established by the Supreme Court in 1896 ...
... court's ruling and pressing new demands . In this climate , on August 28 , 1955 , Emmett Till , a fourteen - year ... court ruling had also directly reversed the " separate but equal " doctrine established by the Supreme Court in 1896 ...
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... Court had acted favorably on the Montgomery suit . On each occasion , Martin Luther King had waited for a change of ... court's mandate to the Montgomery authorities . This might take days or weeks . In his first speech as MIA president ...
... Court had acted favorably on the Montgomery suit . On each occasion , Martin Luther King had waited for a change of ... court's mandate to the Montgomery authorities . This might take days or weeks . In his first speech as MIA president ...
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... court order stated , " were forced on one occasion , for an hour and 18 minutes , into a circular padded cell ten feet in diameter . This group included one polio victim . . . on crutches and unable to stand without them . " The court ...
... court order stated , " were forced on one occasion , for an hour and 18 minutes , into a circular padded cell ten feet in diameter . This group included one polio victim . . . on crutches and unable to stand without them . " The court ...
Contents
1 AS THE TWIG IS BENT | 1 |
2 A PILGRIMAGE WITH GOD | 15 |
3 THE CALL TO GREATNESS | 30 |
Copyright | |
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