Bibliograph

Death of a King, the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year, Tavis Smiley ; with David Ritz

Type

Label

Death of a King, the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year, Tavis Smiley ; with David Ritz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Death of a King

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

868040473

Responsibility statement

Tavis Smiley ; with David Ritz

Sub title

the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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 -- Final season : the last three months. Thirty-nine ; 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

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