Format:
xviii, 619 p., [16] p. of plates
,
ill
,
25 cm
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
0393043398
,
9780393043396
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-586) and index
,
Labor and civil rights -- A plantation in the city -- Dr. King, labor, and the civil rights movement -- Struggles of the working poor -- Standing at the crossroads -- On strike for respect -- Hambone's meditations : the failure of community -- Testing the social gospel -- Fighting for the working poor -- Minister to the valley : the poor people's campaign -- Baptism by fire -- Ministers and manhood -- Convergence -- Escalation : the youth movement -- "All labor has dignity" -- "Something dreadful" -- Jericho Road is a dangerous road -- Chaos in the bluff city -- "The movement lives or dies in Memphis" -- State of siege -- Shattered dreams and promised lands -- "A crucifixion event" -- Reckonings -- "We have got the victory" -- Epilogue : how we remember King
Language:
English
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032217.html
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