Marching to the mountaintop : how poverty, labor fights, and civil rights set the stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final hours / by Ann Bausum.
| Author/creator | Bausum, Ann |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2012. |
| Description | 104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword -- Introduction -- Death in Memphis -- Strike! -- Impasse -- A war on poverty -- Marching in Memphis -- Last days -- Death in Memphis, reprise -- Overcome -- Afterword -- King's campaigns -- Cast of characters -- Timeline -- Research notes and acknowledgments -- Resource guide. |
| Abstract | Explores how the media, politics, the civil rights movement, and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of Dr. King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death on April 4, 1968, in Memphis. |
| Local note | Little-357101--305131063415W |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011024661 |
| ISBN | 9781426309397 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1426309392 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781426309403 (library binding : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1426309406 (library binding : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B K585BAU | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B K585BAU | ✔ Available | Place Hold |