Behind the dream : the making of the speech that transformed a nation / Clarence B. Jones and Stuart Connelly.
| Author/creator |
Jones, Clarence B., 1931- |
| Other author/creator | Connelly, Stuart. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. |
| Description | xx, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Prologue : Souls beyond measure -- History in the making -- Tuesday -- Wednesday -- A strike of lightning, then fifty years of rolling thunder -- In the present, tense -- Epilogue : Dream on, march on .... |
| Abstract | "I have a dream." When those words were spoken on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, the crowd stood, electrified, as Martin Luther King, Jr. brought the plight of African Americans to the public consciousness and firmly established himself as one of the greatest orators of all time. Behind the Dream is a thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the weeks leading up to the great event, as told by Clarence Jones, co-writer of the speech and close confidant to King. Jones was there, on the road, collaborating with the great minds of the time, and hammering out the ideas and the speech that would shape the civil rights movement and inspire Americans for years to come. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010021207 |
| ISBN | 9780230103689 (hc) |
| ISBN | 0230103685 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E185.97.K5 J576 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |