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" Martin Luther King, Jr. : "
Roger Bruns.
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BL
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1022714
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b777084
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| Main Entry
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Bruns, Roger A.,1941-
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| Title & Author
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Martin Luther King, Jr. : : a biography /\ Roger Bruns.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2006.
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| Series Statement
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Greenwood biographies,
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xiv, 157 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0313336865
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: 9780313336867
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Timeline of events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. -- Sweet Auburn -- Learning years -- Boston and Coretta -- Montgomery and the road to civil rights -- A growing movement -- Albany, Georgia -- Bloody Birmingham -- Tumult and tragedy -- 1963 -- Johnson, King, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- Selma -- Taking on Chicago -- Vietnam, black power, and 1967 -- Memphis.
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Tells the life story of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., describing his early years in Georgia, his influences, his work for equal rights for African-Americans, his assassination, and his legacy.
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King, Martin Luther,1929-1968.
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King, Martin Luther,1929-1968.
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King, Martin Luther.
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African Americans, Biography.
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African Americans-- Civil rights-- History-- 20th century.
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Baptists-- United States-- Clergy, Biography.
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Civil rights workers-- United States, Biography.
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African Americans-- Civil rights.
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African Americans.
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Baptists-- Clergy.
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Civil rights workers.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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323.092B
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E185.97.K5B77 2006
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