Martin Luther King Jr. And The Civil Rights Movement by John A Kirk, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Drawing upon a wide-ranging selection of scholarship and popular history, this invaluable sourcebook throws a powerful light on the civil rights movement and its most influential leader. Debates that until now have been carried out across a variety of books and journals are here brought together for the first time in a clear and insightful volume which introduces readers to key topics, debates and writers in the field. Martin Luther King, Jr and the Civil Rights Movementcovers wider movement issues such as:- national and local leadership styles- the role of women and gender- violence and non-violence- integration and separatism. It also examines specific issues related to King, including:- family, church and educational influences- oratory and authorship- King's relationship with Malcolm X and other leaders- King's more radical stand during the final years of his life- controversies and debates surrounding his assassination- ongoing efforts to commemorate King's achievements. Authoritative and stimulating this is an essential resource for anyone with an interest in the man and the movement. | Martin Luther King Jr. And The Civil Rights Movement by John A Kirk, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters