Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement: Controversies and Debates

ISBN: 1403996547

Author: Kirk, John A

Condition: New

Drawing upon a wide-ranging selection of scholarship and popular history, this invaluable sourcebook throws a powerful light on the civil rights movement and its most influential leader. Debates that until now have been carried out across a variety of books and journals are here brought together for the first time in a clear and insightful volume which introduces readers to key topics, debates and writers in the field.Martin Luther King, Jr and the Civil Rights Movement covers wider movement issues such as:- National and local leadership styles.- The role of women and gender.- Violence and non-violence.- Integration and separatism.It also examines specific issues related to King, including:- Family, church and educational influences.- Oratory and authorship.- King's relationship with Malcolm X and other leaders.- King's more radical stand during the final years of his life.- Controversies and debates surrounding his assassination.- Ongoing efforts to commemorate King's achievements.Authoritative and stimulating this is an essential resource for anyone with an interest in the man and the movement.