Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights
Title:
Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights
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ISBN:
9780316267397
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xi, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
"To teach a president" -- Two men, two worlds -- A call to Coretta -- "Tomorrow may be too late" -- "Pawns in a white man's political game" -- It often helps me to be pushed" -- Epilogue.
Summary:
An account of the contentious relationship between the thirty-fifth president and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement explores their influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.
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