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04035aam a2200565 i 4500 001 6124202C26B811E994CCD44997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190202010039 008 180328s2018 cau b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018015301 020 $a 0520288572 020 $a 9780520288577 020 $a 0520288564 020 $a 9780520288560 035 $a (OCoLC)1029631659 040 $a CU-S/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d IGA $d YDX $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HN90.S6 $b L35 2018 082 00 $a 305.5/690973 $2 23 100 1 $a Laurent, Sylvie, $e author. 245 10 $a King and the other America : $b the Poor People's Campaign and the quest for economic equality / $c Sylvie Laurent ; foreword by William Julius Wilson. 264 1 $a Oakland, California : $b University of California Press, $c [2018] 300 $a xii, 368 pages ; $c 24 cm 500 $a "George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--prior to title page. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The patriarchs -- The prophets of justice -- The city and the church -- The torchbearer -- The pauper -- An "American commune" -- A counter-war on poverty -- Facing structural injustice -- A "right not to starve." 520 $a "Shortly before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. called for a radical redistribution of economic and political power to transform the whole of society. A neglected and obscured episode of the late Civil Rights movement, The Poor People's Campaign, designed by King in 1967 and carried out after his death, brought together impoverished Americans of all races to demand better wages, better jobs, better homes, and better education. He believed that not only a fight for rights but the radical distribution of wealth had to be demanded through interracial protest. King and the Other America explores this overlooked campaign to not only understand King's commitment to social justice but to understand the long-term trajectory of the Civil Rights Movement. Digging into earlier 20th century arguments about economic inequality across America, which King drew on through his entire political and religious life, Sylvie Laurent argues that the Poor People's Campaign was the logical culmination of King's influences and ideas and the lasting impact he had on young activists and the public. Fifty years later, growing inequality and grinding poverty in the United States have spurred new efforts to rejuvenate the campaign. This book is essential to understanding today's movement through King's radical, intellectual thought and his struggle for genuine equality for all"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a King, Martin Luther, $c Jr., $d 1929-1968 $x Influence. 600 17 $a King, Martin Luther, $c Jr., $d 1929-1968. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00040023 650 0 $a Equality $z United States. 650 0 $a Poor $z United States. 650 0 $a Poor People's Campaign. 650 7 $a Equality. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00914456 650 7 $a Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00972484 650 7 $a Poor. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01071040 650 7 $a Poor People's Campaign. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01071165 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a Wilson, William J., $d 1935- $e writer of supplementary textual content. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Laurent, Sylvie. $t King and the other America. $d Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] $z 9780520963436 $w (DLC) 2018018593 941 $a 4 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909053329.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220602021828.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211021932.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20190329010128.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6124202C26B811E994CCD44997128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search