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Author:

Rosenbloom, Joseph, 1944- author.

Title:

Redemption : Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 31 hours / Joseph Rosenbloom.

Publisher:

Beacon Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

x, 204 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 c

Subject:

King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968
King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Assassination
African Americans--Biography
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography
Baptists--United States--Clergy--Biography
African Americans--History--History--20th century
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index

Contents:

Atlanta departure -- Detour -- The strike -- Airport arrival -- The invitation -- The Mayor -- Lorraine check-in -- Damage control -- The injunction -- Invaders -- Nine-to-five security -- Reluctant speaker -- The stalker -- Summoning Dr. King -- From the mountaintop -- Long night -- Home pressures -- Invaders' exit -- Melancholy afternoon -- Ray's lucky breaks -- Dark night -- Redemption

Summary:

Chronicles the last 31 hours of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life as he seeks to revive the non-violent civil rights movement and push to end poverty in America

ISBN:

0807083380
9780807083383

OCLC:

(OCoLC)990337906

LCCN:

2017024226

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