Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement : controversies and debates / edited by John A. Kirk. - xii, 274 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-260) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Leadership: national and local perspectives -- 3. Influences: African American Church, White Academy -- 4. Authorship: plagiarism, ghost-writing and voice-merging -- 5. Tactics: non-violence, violence and armed self-defence -- 6. Comparisons: Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X -- 7. Relationships: women and gender, sex and sexuality -- 8. Radicalism: Martin Luther King, Jr's final years, 1965-8 -- 9. Assassination: conspiracy or lone gunman? -- 10. Commemoration: the King Holiday and street naming.

9781403996534 (cloth) 1403996539 (cloth) 9781403996541 (pbk.) 1403996547 (pbk.)

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013608017 Uk


King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 --Political and social views.


African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Sources.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century--Sources.
African Americans--Biography.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
Baptists--Clergy--United States--Biography.


United States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources.

E185.97.K5 / M325 2007