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Item Details
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APRIL 4, 1968
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S DEATH AND HOW IT CHANGED AMERICA |
| By: |
Michael Dyson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0465012868 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780465012862 |
| Publisher: |
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
| Pub. date: |
6 January, 2009 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m., while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King ended his final speech with the words, I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." Acclaimed public intellectual and best-selling author Michael Eric Dyson examines how King fought, and faced, his own death, and how America can draw on his legacy in the twenty-first century. April 4, 1968 celebrates the leadership of Dr. King, and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision. |
| Synopsis: |
On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m., while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King ended his final speech with the words, I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." Acclaimed public intellectual and best-selling author Michael Eric Dyson examines how King fought, and faced, his own death, and how America can draw on his legacy in the twenty-first century. April 4, 1968 celebrates the leadership of Dr. King, and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Basic Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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