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The Resource My time with the Kings : a reporter's recollections of Martin, Coretta and the civil rights movement, Kathryn Johnson ; introduction by Andrew Young

My time with the Kings : a reporter's recollections of Martin, Coretta and the civil rights movement, Kathryn Johnson ; introduction by Andrew Young

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My time with the Kings : a reporter's recollections of Martin, Coretta and the civil rights movement
Title
My time with the Kings
Title remainder
a reporter's recollections of Martin, Coretta and the civil rights movement
Statement of responsibility
Kathryn Johnson ; introduction by Andrew Young
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eng
Summary
"Let Kathryn in, " said Coretta Scott King to authorities. Three simple words that provided Kathryn Johnson, a reporter for The Associated Press's Atlanta bureau, unprecedented access to the grieving widow in the days following her husband's death. Johnson was on her way to a movie date when word came from Memphis that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated. She immediately headed for the King home where, despite resistance from authorities on the scene, she was the only reporter allowed inside. Johnson's many years covering King and his family had earned her the trust to be a discreet, observant witness to the aftermath of a defining moment in American history. Kathryn Johnson covered the Civil Rights movement across the South in the 1960s, often risking her own safety to observe first-hand the events of this great era. Her stories took her from witnessing the integration of the University of Georgia by dressing as a student, to hiding unobserved under a table near an infamous schoolhouse door in Alabama, to marching with the massive crowd from Selma to Montgomery. Johnson, one of the only female reporters on the scene, threw herself into charged situations with a determination to break the news no matter what. Including never-before-published photos, her personal account of this period is a singular addition to the story of the Civil Rights movement.-- Amazon.com
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
BTCTA
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1929-
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Johnson, Kathryn
Dewey number
323.1196/073
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illustrations
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no index present
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non fiction
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  • King, Martin Luther
  • King, Coretta Scott
  • Johnson, Kathryn
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • United States
  • Johnson, Kathryn
  • King, Coretta Scott
  • King, Martin Luther
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • Race relations
  • United States
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My time with the Kings : a reporter's recollections of Martin, Coretta and the civil rights movement, Kathryn Johnson ; introduction by Andrew Young
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"AP" -- Title page
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
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ocn922909856
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xv, 261 pages
Isbn
9780795348013
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(paperback)
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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illustrations
Label
My time with the Kings : a reporter's recollections of Martin, Coretta and the civil rights movement, Kathryn Johnson ; introduction by Andrew Young
Publication
Copyright
Note
"AP" -- Title page
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn922909856
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xv, 261 pages
Isbn
9780795348013
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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