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April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and how it changed America

A cultural critic reassesses the late civil rights leader's significance and influence on American society, as well as the ways in which his death transformed the discussion of race in America.

Main Author: Dyson, Michael Eric.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Basic Civitas Books, c2008.
Subjects:
Barber, Kenneth F. tribute.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Death and burial.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Influence.
African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century.
African American leadership.
United States > Race relations > History.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
Summary: A cultural critic reassesses the late civil rights leader's significance and influence on American society, as well as the ways in which his death transformed the discussion of race in America.
Physical Description: xii, 290 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-282) and index.
ISBN: 9780465002122
0465002129
Author Notes: Michael Eric Dyson , named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans, is the author of sixteen books, including Holler if You Hear Me , Is Bill Cosby Right? and I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr. He is currently University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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