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Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65
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Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65 Paperback - 1999

by Taylor Branch

In the second volume of the three-part trilogy of monumental history that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Parting the Waters", Taylor Branch recreates the dramas that affected every American as the civil rights movement grew in size, impact, and intensity. of photos.


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From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. Beginning with the Nation of Islam and conflict over racial separatism, Pillar of Fire takes the reader to Mississippi and Alabama: Birmingham, the murder of Medgar Evers, the "March on Washington," the Civil Rights Act, and voter registration drives. In 1964, King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Branch's magnificent trilogy makes clear why the Civil Rights Movement, and indeed King's leadership, are among the nation's enduring achievements. In bringing these decades alive, preserving the integrity of those who marched and died, Branch gives us a crucial part of our history and heritage.

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ON APRIL 27, 1962, Muslims gathered for the Friday evening prayer service at Muhammad's Temple No. 27 in South-Central Los Angeles, east of Culver City and west of Watts.

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  • Title Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65
  • Author Taylor Branch
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 768
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
  • Date 1999-01-20
  • ISBN 9780684848099 / 0684848090
  • Weight 2.42 lbs (1.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.6 in (23.37 x 15.75 x 4.06 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History - 1961-1969, Civil rights movements - United States -
  • Dewey Decimal Code 323.119

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Citations

  • New York Times, 06/06/1999, Page 52
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 01/01/1998, Page 44

About the author

Taylor Branch is the bestselling author of Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63; Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65; At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-1968; and The Clinton Tapes. He has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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