The emphasis is on understanding Martin Luther King's idea of freedom and its impact on the cultural, economic, political, and social history of America, and on African Americans particularly. The course was written by Herbert Plummer Jones, who earned his Ph.D. in history at The University of Iowa. His primary field is twentieth-century American and African American history. His dissertation focused on the impact of urbanization on African Americans in Waterloo, Iowa, between 1910 and 1970. Orders are shipped via UPS, so please include a street address.
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Since changes in edition can take place, students are advised to wait and purchase texts after enrolling in the course and receiving the course study guide. David J. Garrow. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference . James M. Washington, ed. The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr .