Parting the Waters
Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-63
Taylor Branch(Author)
Macmillan (Publisher)
Published in March 1989
Book
Hardback
1064 pages
978-0-333-49700-5 (ISBN)
Description
In "Parting the Waters", Branch chronicles the Civil Rights struggle, from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through King's fiery political baptism, the ascension of John F Kennedy, and ultimately, the dawning of the New South. Moving from the black churches where the movement began in anthems, sermons, and prayers, to Washington, where the Kennedy brothers weighed the demands of a down-trodden people against the volatile realities of politics, Branch weaves a tapestry of exciting stories - the Montgomery bus boycott, the Freedom Rides, and - as the movement reached its apex - the tragedy of Kennedy's assassination. Taylor Branch is a former staff member of "The Washington Monthly", "Harper's", and "Esquire". Co-author of "Second Wind" and "Labyrinth", he is also the author of a novel "The Empire Blues".
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
32 pp b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-49700-5 (9780333497005)
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