At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68
America in the King Years · Book 3Description
This sweeping historical account follows the civil rights movement from the pivotal Selma campaign through the upheavals that transformed American democracy in the late 1960s. It traces the movement’s expanding battles for voting rights, political power, and economic justice, as activists confront violent resistance, internal divisions, the rise of Black Power, and the intractable realities of racism beyond the South. The narrative also examines Martin Luther King Jr.’s opposition to the Vietnam War, his deepening commitment to confronting poverty, and the movement’s final campaigns in Memphis. Richly researched and vividly told, the book offers a profound portrait of courage, conflict, and the unfinished struggle for equality.
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paperback
Simon & Schuster
Published Jan 9, 2007
1056 pages
ISBN: 9780684857138
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First Published
2006
Language
eng
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