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04135aam a2200565 i 4500 001 AD97E8F2CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210617010040 008 200623s2020 gau b 001 0deng 010 $a 2020028086 020 $a 0820358274 020 $a 9780820358277 020 $a 0820358282 020 $a 9780820358284 035 $a (OCoLC)1143653766 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TOH $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E185.97.K5 $b H259 2020 082 00 $a 323.09753/0904 $2 23 100 1 $a Hamilton, Robert $c (Senior Lecturer), $e author. 245 10 $a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People's Campaign of 1968 / $c Robert Hamilton. 264 1 $a Athens : $b The University of Georgia Press, $c [2020] 300 $a xii, 308 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a The Morehouse College King collection series on civil & human rights 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "This book introduces new audiences to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final initiative, the multiracial Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968. Robert Hamilton depicts the experience of poor people who traveled to Washington in May 1968 to dramatize the issue of poverty by building a temporary city, Resurrection City. His narrative allows us to hear their voices and understand the strategies, objectives, and organization of the campaign. In addition, he highlights the campaign's educational aspect, showing that significant social movements are a means by which societies learn about themselves and framing the PPC as an initiative whose example can teach and inspire current and future generations. The study thus situates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and teachings in relation to current events and further solidifies Dr. King's cultural and sociopolitical relevance. In the decades since 1968, we have seen increasing global inequality leading to greater social polarization, including in the United States. Hamilton offers the insight that the radical politics of Dr. King--as represented in the civil rights and human rights agendas of the PPC--can help us understand and address the challenges of this polarization. Hamilton highlights Dr. King's commitment to ending poverty and explains why Dr. King's ideas on this and related issues should be brought to the attention of a wider public who often view him almost exclusively as a civil rights, but not a human rights, leader"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a King, Martin Luther, $c Jr., $d 1929-1968. 600 17 $a King, Martin Luther, $c Jr., $d 1929-1968. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00040023 650 0 $a Poor People's Campaign $x History. 650 0 $a Civil rights movements $z Washington (D.C.) $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Minorities $z United States $x Economic conditions $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Poor $z United States $x Social conditions $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Minorities $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Civil rights movements. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862708 650 7 $a Minorities $x Civil rights. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01023098 650 7 $a Minorities $x Economic conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01023115 650 7 $a Poor People's Campaign. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01071165 650 7 $a Poor $x Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01071151 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 651 7 $a Washington (D.C.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204505 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Hamilton, Robert, (Senior Lecturer) $t Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People's Campaign of 1968 $d Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020] $z 9780820358291 $w (DLC) 2020028087 830 0 $a Morehouse College King Collection series on civil & human rights. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317030930.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AD97E8F2CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search