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| Cover Title page Copyright Contents Preface 1. Doctor, Lawyer - Preacher? 2. The Philosopher King 3. Stride Toward Freedom 4. Satyagraha, Home-grown 5. Skirmishing in Atlanta 6. Albany, Georgia - Nonviolence in Black and White 7. Birmingham - Nonviolence in Black, Violence in White 8. The Strength of a Dream 9. Crisis and Compromise - The Walk to Selma Bridge 10. The Fire Next Time 11. The Pied Piper of Hamlin Avenue - Chicago and Mississippi 12. Killers of the Dream Epilogue: Free at Last Postscript: Reflections after a Decade Notes Selected Bibliography Index | "Shelves devoted to modern American history can't be considered complete without it."—Booklist
"An excellent book that will do more to keep Martin Luther King and his 'dream' alive in a different era than would more fulsome tributes." —Louis R. Harlan, American Historical Review
"A well-researched, clearly written and well-balanced account." —Charles V. Hamilton, New York Times Book Review
"Initially published soon after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., David Levering Lewis's biography was an extraordinary achievement—a readable narrative full of historical insight. He judiciously illuminates King's achievements while also acknowledging his flaws and limitations. Subsequent studies have provided more detailed accounts of various aspects of King's life, but Lewis's perceptive portrait continues to reward readers seeking to understand King's historical significance." —Clayborne Carson, Director, Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute
"David Levering Lewis's classic biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. captured the voices and feeling of the times in its thoughtful and thorough early review of Dr. King's legacy. I am deeply grateful it is being introduced to a new generation of readers and commend it to all." —Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund
| David Levering Lewis is Julius Silver University Professor and professor of history at New York University. Each volume of his two-volume W. E. B. Du Bois biography won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. He is the author of eight books and editor of two more.
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- ISBN: 9780252094781
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- ISBN: 9780252094781
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February 1, 2013
The University of Illinois Press is to be commended for maintaining the in-print status of this now-classic biography of Martin Luther King Jr., which was originally published in 1970 and written by the highly esteemed and Pulitzer Prizewinning author of a two-volume biography of W. E. B. DuBois (Biography of a Race, 18691919, 1994; The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 19191963, 2001). This edition contains a new preface, but what isn't newnor should it beis the at-once magisterial and intimate biographical account and assessment with which Lewis first graced the world. The book was widely applauded upon its publication and has enjoyed the sustained respect of historians and readers ever since. Public librarians need to face the fact that their shelves devoted to modern American history can't be considered complete without it. Purchase it and focus attention on it.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)
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