King's dream
By: Eric J. Sundquist.
Series: Icons of America
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780300118070
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Oratory; King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968; King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Language; King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Political and social views; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History; Equality -- United States -- History; United States -- Race relations; Southern States -- Race relations
Description: In this new exploration of the "I Have a Dream" speech, Sundquist places it in the history of American debates about racial justice and demonstrates how the speech, an exultant blend of grand poetry and powerful elocution, perfectly expresses the story of African-American freedom.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.