Martin Luther King, Jr: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the WorldWeybright and Talley, 1968 - 319 pages |
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Page 167
... civil rights legislation this year . " The introductions were interesting . Eugene Carson Blake referred to Martin King as " clearly the religious leader of this demonstration . " Randolph first introduced Roy Wilkins as " the ...
... civil rights legislation this year . " The introductions were interesting . Eugene Carson Blake referred to Martin King as " clearly the religious leader of this demonstration . " Randolph first introduced Roy Wilkins as " the ...
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 182
... Civil Rights Bill was passed . In proportion to their actual resources , the total of their efforts hardly reached revolutionary dimensions - liberals within even the most liberal denominations had to overcome the in- grained resistance ...
... Civil Rights Bill was passed . In proportion to their actual resources , the total of their efforts hardly reached revolutionary dimensions - liberals within even the most liberal denominations had to overcome the in- grained resistance ...
Contents
1 AS THE TWIG IS BENT | 1 |
2 A PILGRIMAGE WITH GOD | 15 |
3 THE CALL TO GREATNESS | 30 |
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