Lewis, David Levering, 1936-

King : a biography / David Levering Lewis. - Third edition. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

The essential biography of Martin Luther King Jr., back in print in a new edition.



9780252094781 9781283959988

2019716506


King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.


African Americans--Biography.
Baptists--Clergy--Biography.
Clergy--United States--Biography.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Civil rights movements--United States.


Electronic Books.

E185 / .K564 2013