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Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63
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- ISBN: 0671460978
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xii, 1064 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster, c1988.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | United States History 1953-1961 King, Martin Luther Jr 1929-1968 Civil rights movements United States History 20th century African Americans Civil rights |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | E 185.61 .B7914 1988 | 30296434 | General Collection | Available | - |
Parting the Waters : America in the King Years, 1954-1963
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Table of Contents
Parting the Waters : America in the King Years, 1954-1963
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. xi | |
| 1. | Forerunner: Vernon Johns | p. 1 |
| 2. | Rockefeller and Ebenezer | p. 27 |
| 3. | Niebuhr and the Pool Tables | p. 69 |
| 4. | First Trombone | p. 105 |
| 5. | The Montgomery Bus Boycott | p. 143 |
| 6. | A Taste of the World | p. 206 |
| 7. | The Quickening | p. 272 |
| 8. | Shades of Politics | p. 312 |
| 9. | A Pawn of History | p. 351 |
| 10. | The Kennedy Transition | p. 379 |
| 11. | Baptism on Wheels | p. 412 |
| 12. | The Summer of Freedom Rides | p. 451 |
| 13. | Moses in McComb, King in Kansas City | p. 492 |
| 14. | Almost Christmas in Albany | p. 524 |
| 15. | Hoover's Triangle and King's Machine | p. 562 |
| 16. | The Fireman's Last Reprieve | p. 601 |
| 17. | The Fall of Ole Miss | p. 633 |
| 18. | To Birmingham | p. 673 |
| 19. | Greenwood and Birmingham Jail | p. 708 |
| 20. | The Children's Miracle | p. 756 |
| 21. | Firestorm | p. 803 |
| 22. | The March on Washington | p. 846 |
| 23. | Crossing Over: Nightmares and Dreams | p. 888 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 923 | |
| Abbreviations used in Source Notes | p. 925 | |
| Notes | p. 927 | |
| Major Works Cited in Notes | p. 1005 | |
| Index | p. 1011 |
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