April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and how it changed America 9780786727629, 9780465012558, 0465012558, 9780465012862, 0465012868, 0786727624

A cultural critic reassesses the late civil rights leader's significance and influence on American society, as well

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English Pages xii, 290 pages Year 2010;2008

April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and how it changed America
9780786727629, 9780465012558, 0465012558, 9780465012862, 0465012868, 0786727624

Author / Uploaded
King
Martin Luther;Dyson
Michael Eric

Table of contents :
Preface --
Part 1: Moses: A Prophet's Death in Three Acts: --
Act 1: Fighting Death --
Act 2: Talking Death --
Act 3: Facing Death --
Part 2: Promised Land, or Wilderness? --
Report Card on Black America --
The Black Family and Black Inequality --
What Would Martin Do? Poverty, Prosperity, and Performance of Blackness --
Part 3: Joshua: Charismatic Black Leadership in a Prophet's Shadow: A Messiah Measures Leadership --
Heir Apparent --
Last of a Dying Breed? --
Black Kennedy --
Afterword: Interview with Dr. King on His 80th Birthday --
Index.

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