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Kennedy and King [LP] the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights

An account of the contentious relationship between the thirty-fifth president and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement explores their influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.

Main Author: Levingston, Steven (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language: English
Published: New York : Hachette Books, 2017.
Edition: Large print edition.
Subjects:
Oldham, Helen G. tribute.
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1961-1963.
Large print books.
Summary: An account of the contentious relationship between the thirty-fifth president and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement explores their influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.
Physical Description: xiii, 768 pages (large print) : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 757-768)
ISBN: 9780316552455
0316552453
Author Notes: Steven Levingston is the author of Little Demon in the City of Light, Kennedy and King , which was named a New York Times Editor's Choice selection and a Washington Post Notable Book of 2017, and Barack and Joe. The nonfiction book editor of the Washington Post , he has lived and worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, and Washington and reported and edited for the Wall Street Journal and International Herald Tribune .

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