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Death of a King the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year [LP]

Presents a revealing and dramatic chronicle of the 12 months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

Main Author: Smiley, Tavis, 1964-
Other Authors: Ritz, David.
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language: English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition: Large print edition.
Subjects:
Oldham, Helen G. tribute.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Large print books.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter
  • "Vocation of agony"
  • "Betraying the cause"
  • "The language of the unheard"
  • "Anxiety and sorrow in my heart"
  • The bloodiest month of all
  • Where do we go from here?
  • Cities aflame
  • Respect
  • Chaos
  • Ominous clouds
  • "I, Martin Luther King, take thee, non-violence, to be my wedded wife"
  • Ironic anniversary
  • Part II. Final season: the last three months
  • 39
  • Confession
  • Drum major
  • Humility, levity, and longevity
  • Frantic melancholy
  • Restless heart
  • Garment of destiny
  • Firemen
  • Midnight hour in Memphis
  • Freedom explosion
  • The mountaintop in Memphis
  • April 4, 1968
  • Epilogue.

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