Bibliograph

Waking from the dream, the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr., David L. Chappell

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Label

Waking from the dream, the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr., David L. Chappell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Waking from the dream

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

819383413

Responsibility statement

David L. Chappell

Sub title

the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Summary

The author argues that, after the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement entered a new phase. These were years when decisive, historic victories were no longer within reach--the movement's achievements were instead hard-won, and their meanings unsettled. From the fight to pass the Fair Housing Act in 1968, to debates over unity and leadership at the National Black Political Conventions, to the campaign for full-employment legislation, to the surprising enactment of the Martin Luther King holiday, to Jesse Jackson's quixotic presidential campaigns, veterans of the movement struggled to rally around common goals. This book documents this struggle, including moments when the movement seemed on the verge of dissolution, and the monumental efforts of its members to persevere

Table Of Contents

King's last victory : the Civil Rights Act of 1968 -- Can a movement be institutionalized? : the national Black political conventions -- A coalition for full employment -- Legalizing the legacy : the battle for a Martin Luther King holiday -- Jesse Jackson's rebirth -- Public reckonings with King's character

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