Martin Luther King, Jr: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the WorldWeybright and Talley, 1968 - 319 pages |
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Page 53
... Klansmen driving into the center of the black ghetto . This even- tuality had been discussed at mass meetings , however , and the Negro citizens knew what to do . They kept their porch lights on and showed no signs of fear . Some of ...
... Klansmen driving into the center of the black ghetto . This even- tuality had been discussed at mass meetings , however , and the Negro citizens knew what to do . They kept their porch lights on and showed no signs of fear . Some of ...
Page 188
... Klansmen pumped shotgun and rifle fire into it from three directions that night . ( King had flown to Los Angeles to address a freedom rally . ) The only persons arrested were Negroes who sought service at various public facilities ...
... Klansmen pumped shotgun and rifle fire into it from three directions that night . ( King had flown to Los Angeles to address a freedom rally . ) The only persons arrested were Negroes who sought service at various public facilities ...
Page 191
... Klansmen stood nearby . " Negroes have shed blood here that Jack Kennedy shall not have died in vain , " he shouted , " -and Medgar Evers and the children of Birmingham ! Yes , they died and we may die , but we'll die with this in our ...
... Klansmen stood nearby . " Negroes have shed blood here that Jack Kennedy shall not have died in vain , " he shouted , " -and Medgar Evers and the children of Birmingham ! Yes , they died and we may die , but we'll die with this in our ...
Contents
1 AS THE TWIG IS BENT | 1 |
2 A PILGRIMAGE WITH GOD | 15 |
3 THE CALL TO GREATNESS | 30 |
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