The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement
Description
This incisive work examines how Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy has been remembered, reshaped, and deployed in American political life. Tracing the transformation of the civil rights movement into a widely shared national story, it reveals how competing groups invoke King’s words and image to support divergent visions of racial justice, equality, and citizenship. Through history, politics, and cultural analysis, the book shows that public memory is not neutral: it can illuminate the movement’s unfinished work or obscure the structural inequalities it sought to challenge. Timely and deeply researched, it offers a compelling account of the relationship between historical memory, political power, and the ongoing struggle over America’s racial future.
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paperback
Princeton University Press
Published Jan 1, 2023
288 pages
ISBN: 9780691246475
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
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