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April 4 1968 : Martin Luther King Jr. 's Death and How It Changed America by Michael Eric Dyson (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBasic Books

ISBN-100465012868

ISBN-139780465012862

eBay Product ID (ePID)66994129

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Book TitleApril 4 1968 : Martin Luther King Jr. 's Death and How It Changed America

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, United States / 20th Century

Publication Year2009

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorMichael Eric Dyson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

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SynopsisOn April 4, 1968, at 6:01 PM, while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King -- the prophet for racial and economic justice in America -- ended his final speech with the words, "I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." Acclaimed public intellectual and best-selling author Michael Eric Dyson uses the fortieth anniversary of King's assassination as the occasion for a provocative and fresh examination of how King fought, and faced, his own death, and we should use his death and legacy. Dyson also uses this landmark anniversary as the starting point for a comprehensive reevaluation of the fate of Black America over the four decades that followed King's death. Dyson ambitiously investigates the ways in which African-Americans have in fact made it to the Promised Land of which King spoke, while shining a bright light on the ways in which the nation has faltered in the quest for racial justice. He also probes the virtues and flaws of charismatic black leadership that has followed in King's wake, from Jesse Jackson to Barack Obama. Always engaging and inspiring, April 4, 1968 celebrates the prophetic leadership of Dr. King, and challenges America to renew its commitment to his deeply moral vision., On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m., while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King ended his final speech with the words, I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." Acclaimed public intellectual and best-selling author Michael Eric Dyson examines how King fought, and faced, his own death, and how America can draw on his legacy in the twenty-first century. April 4, 1968 celebrates the leadership of Dr. King, and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision.