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King, Martin Luther Jr. Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition

by The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. , Volume V: Threshold of a New Decade, January 1959-December 1960

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Berkeley . 2005. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520242394. 674 pages. hardcover. . keywords: History Martin Luther King Black America Politics Religion. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Threshold of a New Decade, Volume V of the planned fourteen-volume series, illustrates the growing sophistication and effectiveness of King and the organizations he led while providing an unparalleled look into the surprising emergence of the sit-in protests that sparked the social struggles of the 1960s. During this pivotal period of his career, King traveled to India in early 1959 to meet with Prime Minister Nehru and other associates of Mahatma Gandhi. After returning to Montgomery, King confronted the continuing ineffectiveness of his Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) by demanding personnel changes and agreeing to relocate to Atlanta at the beginning of 1960. King's move took place just before African American students in the South reclaimed the energy of the Montgomery bus boycott with their bold sit-in protests, which King predicted would become ‘an integral part of the history which is reshaping the world, replacing a dying order with modern democracy.' He was arrested in October after participating in a sit-in protest in Atlanta. His resulting imprisonment led presidential candidate John F. Kennedy to phone his sympathies to King's wife, Coretta, a move many credit for providing the margin of victory in the close election of 1960. Clayborne Carson is Director and Senior Editor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project and Professor of History at Stanford University. Tenisha Armstrong, Associate Editor, is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz. A former King research fellow, she joined the Project staff in 1998. Susan Carson, Managing Editor, holds an M.L.S. from San Jose State University. She joined the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project in 1987 and is a coeditor of Volumes III and IV. Adrienne Clay is a graduate of Colby College and a coeditor of Volume IV. Kieran Taylor, Contributing Editor, is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and coeditor of Volume IV. inventory #36197 ISBN: 0520242394.
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  • Title King, Martin Luther Jr.
  • Author The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. , Volume V: Threshold of a New Decade, January 1959-December 1960
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 704
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press
  • Date 2005-02-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 36197
  • ISBN 9780520242395 / 0520242394
  • Weight 3.15 lbs (1.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 7.2 x 2.1 in (25.65 x 18.29 x 5.33 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1950's
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Race relations, Civil rights movements - United States -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91042336
  • Dewey Decimal Code 323.092

From the publisher

Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Vol. 2 edited by Ralph E. Luker, Penny A. Russell, Peter Holloran. Vol. 3 edited by Stewart Burns ... et al. Vol. 4 edited by Susan Carson ... et al. Vol. 5 edited by Tenisha Armstrong ... et al.

From the rear cover

"The editors continue their excellent work. One has a poignant sense of King at the end of his twenties, famous, with a full diary, innumerable demands, a knife scar above his heart, and an unfulfilled mission in his soul."--Peter J. Ling, American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham

"What a gold mine. The introduction is an extraordinary work of scholarship, not simply extending my understanding of King and the movement, but extending it by putting King in the larger contexts of the late fifties."--Ira Berlin, Professor of History, University of Maryland at College Park

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/2004, Page 722

About the author

Clayborne Carson is Director and Senior Editor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project and Professor of History at Stanford University. Tenisha Armstrong, Associate Editor, is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz. A former King research fellow, she joined the Project staff in 1998. Susan Carson, Managing Editor, holds an M.L.S. from San Jose State University. She joined the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project in 1987 and is a coeditor of Volumes III and IV. Adrienne Clay is a graduate of Colby College and a coeditor of Volume IV. Kieran Taylor, Contributing Editor, is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and coeditor of Volume IV.

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