Martin Luther King, Jr: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the WorldWeybright and Talley, 1968 - 319 pages |
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Page 174
... civil rights plaque at an Atlanta " Stars for Freedom " concert , it did not mean he had become a genteel master of ceremonies for a declining movement . He hammered away steadily for passage of the Civil Rights Bill , and when he was ...
... civil rights plaque at an Atlanta " Stars for Freedom " concert , it did not mean he had become a genteel master of ceremonies for a declining movement . He hammered away steadily for passage of the Civil Rights Bill , and when he was ...
Page 181
... civil rights continued to claim top pri- ority . In his annual article in The Nation , he stoked the fire under the white liberals , who continued to hesitate . Executive action and the use of federal marshals were imperative , he ...
... civil rights continued to claim top pri- ority . In his annual article in The Nation , he stoked the fire under the white liberals , who continued to hesitate . Executive action and the use of federal marshals were imperative , he ...
Page 201
... civil rights or liberties . And his vicious attack on King's veracity was certainly inspired by no great regard of his own for truth . Martin King had no desire to quarrel publicly with Hoover . He issued a statement that he was ...
... civil rights or liberties . And his vicious attack on King's veracity was certainly inspired by no great regard of his own for truth . Martin King had no desire to quarrel publicly with Hoover . He issued a statement that he was ...
Contents
1 AS THE TWIG IS BENT | 1 |
2 A PILGRIMAGE WITH GOD | 15 |
3 THE CALL TO GREATNESS | 30 |
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