At Canaan's edge America in the King years, 1965-68

This book concludes a 3-volume history of American race, violence, and democracy. As the book begins, King and his movement are one decade into an epic struggle for the promises of democracy. The quest to cross Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965 engages the conscience of the world, strain...

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Main Author: Branch, Taylor
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2006.
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