Bibliograph

Becoming King, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of a national leader, Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson

Type

Label

Becoming King, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of a national leader, Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Becoming King

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

407710666

Responsibility statement

Troy Jackson ; introduction by Clayborne Carson

Series statement

Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century

Sub title

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of a national leader

Summary

Without question, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is the face of the civil rights revolution that reshaped the social and political landscape of the United States. Although many biographers and historians have examined Dr. King's activism, few have recognized the pivotal role that the people of Montgomery, Alabama, played in preparing him for leadership. King arrived in Montgomery as a virtually unknown doctoral student, but his activities there-from organizing the Montgomery bus boycott to building relationships with local activists such as Rufus Lewis, E. D. Nixon, and Virginia Durr-established h

Table Of Contents

"The stirring of the water" -- "The gospel I will preach" -- "Making a contribution" -- "They are willing to walk" -- "Living under the tension" -- "Bigger than Montgomery."

Classification