Waking from the dream
Subtitle: the struggle for civil rights in the shadow of Martin Luther King Jr
By: David L. Chappell
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781400065462
Subjects: African American civil rights workers; Race relations; Civil rights; Influence; African American political activists; Civil rights movements; African Americans; Biography; History
Description: Presents a controversial study of the civil rights movement after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., drawing upon congressional testimony, court cases, press releases, and other sources to document the battle over King's image and legacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: King's last victory: the Civil Rights Act of 1968; title: Can a movement be institutionalized?: the national Black political conventions; title: A coalition for full employment; title: Legalizing the legacy: the battle for a Martin Luther King holiday; title: Jesse Jackson's rebirth; title: Public reckonings with King's character.