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The Resource Bearing the cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, David J. Garrow

Bearing the cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, David J. Garrow

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Bearing the cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Title
Bearing the cross
Title remainder
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Statement of responsibility
David J. Garrow
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: The definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr. In this monumental account of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., professor and historian David Garrow traces King's evolution from young pastor who spearheaded the 1955'56 bus boycott of Montgomery, Alabama, to inspirational leader of America's civil rights movement. Based on extensive research and more than seven hundred interviews, with subjects including Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, and Coretta Scott King, Garrow paints a multidimensional portrait of a charismatic figure driven by his strong moral obligation to lead'and of the toll this calling took on his life. Bearing the Cross provides a penetrating account of King's spiritual development and his crucial role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, whose protest campaigns in Birmingham and Selma, Alabama, led to enactment of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. This comprehensive yet intimate study reveals the deep sense of mission King felt to serve as an unrelenting crusader against prejudice, inequality, and violence, and his willingness to sacrifice his own life on behalf of his beliefs. Written more than twenty-five years ago, Bearing the Cross remains an unparalleled examination of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the legacy of the civil rights movement
Award
  • Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, 1987.
  • Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, 1987.
Biography type
individual biography
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154705
Cataloging source
DLC
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1953-
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Garrow, David J.
Dewey number
  • 323/.092
  • B
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.97.K5
LC item number
G36 2004
Literary form
non fiction
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True
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  • King, Martin Luther
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights workers
  • Baptists
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • Pulitzer Prizes
  • United States
Target audience
general
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Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Label
Bearing the cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, David J. Garrow
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Publication
Note
Originally published: New York : Quill, c1999
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
1st Perennial Classics ed.
Extent
800 pages
Isbn
9780060566920
Lccn
2003-62226
System control number
(OCoLC)ocm52929093
Label
Bearing the cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, David J. Garrow
Publication
Note
Originally published: New York : Quill, c1999
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
1st Perennial Classics ed.
Extent
800 pages
Isbn
9780060566920
Lccn
2003-62226
System control number
(OCoLC)ocm52929093

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