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So were those that followed the Montgomery boycott . The Civil Rights Act of 1957 contributed a mere pittance toward securing equality . But each represented a step forward , and added together , they gave a certain solidity to a ...
So were those that followed the Montgomery boycott . The Civil Rights Act of 1957 contributed a mere pittance toward securing equality . But each represented a step forward , and added together , they gave a certain solidity to a ...
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More followed the next day — in all , 560 Negroes were arrested , and 300 of them chose to remain in jail . By now , Martin Luther King had been alerted — he followed the course of events closely from his office in Atlanta .
More followed the next day — in all , 560 Negroes were arrested , and 300 of them chose to remain in jail . By now , Martin Luther King had been alerted — he followed the course of events closely from his office in Atlanta .
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Turning serious , he spoke of a dangerous apathy that seemed to have followed in the wake of the national excitement over Selma and the march to Montgomery . “ The nation that heard and applauded President Johnson's eloquent address on ...
Turning serious , he spoke of a dangerous apathy that seemed to have followed in the wake of the national excitement over Selma and the march to Montgomery . “ The nation that heard and applauded President Johnson's eloquent address on ...
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Contents
1 AS THE TWIG IS BENT | 1 |
2 A PILGRIMAGE WITH GOD | 15 |
3 THE CALL TO GREATNESS | 30 |
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| Title | Martin Luther King, Jr: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the World |
| Author | William Robert Miller |
| Publisher | Weybright and Talley, 1968 |
| Length | 319 pages |
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