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001 2010042117
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020 $a9780737752595 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aE185.97.K5$bA86 2011
082 00 $a323.092$222
245 04 $aThe assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. /$cNoah Berlatsky, book editor.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aDetroit :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2011.
300 $a182 p. :$bcol. ill., col. maps ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aPerspectives on modern world history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe life of Martin Luther King, Jr. / Contemporary Black biography -- In his last year, Martin Luther King was a controversial figure / Kate Ellis and Stephen Smith -- Martin Luther King speaks to a crowd the day before his assassination / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Details emerge of the assassination's plot / William Sorrels -- Riots break out in the wake of the assassination / Baltimore sun -- King's assassination inspired numerous conspiracy theories / James Polk -- There is evidence of a conspiracy to kill Martin Luther King, Jr. / Mary Ferrell Foundation -- James Earl Ray fooled the King family into believing in his innocence / David J. Garrow -- King's assassination and the subsequent riots provided the impetus for civil rights legislation / Nick Kotz -- King's assassination hurt the Poor People's Campaign / Peter Ling -- King's assassination provided a window of opportunity for the Poor People's Campaign / Gordon Keith Mantler -- King's dream has transformed America / America.gov -- King's dream remains unfulfilled / Svend White -- King's wife says his life was in danger during his last year / Coretta Scott King -- A presidential candidate asks people to respond to King's death with love and wisdom / Robert F. Kennedy -- A writer remembers the tragedy of King's death / James Baldwin -- Witnesses recall the riots in Washington, D.C., following King's death / Virginia Ali and George Pelecanos, interviewed by Denise Kersten Wills.
520 $aDiscusses the life and assassination of the famous civil rights leader, including the controversies surrounding his death and the impact it had on the African American community.
600 10 $aKing, Martin Luther,$cJr.,$d1929-1968$xAssassination.
700 1 $aBerlatsky, Noah.
830 0 $aPerspectives on modern world history.