Bibliograph

Death of a King, the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year, Tavis Smiley with David Ritz

Type

Label

Death of a King, the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year, Tavis Smiley with David Ritz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Death of a King

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

868040473

Responsibility statement

Tavis Smiley with David Ritz

Sub title

the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year

Summary

Presents a revealing and dramatic chronicle of the 12 months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

Table Of Contents

Part I. Four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter -- "Vocation of agony" -- "Betraying the cause" -- "The language of the unheard" -- "Anxiety and sorrow in my heart" -- The bloodiest month of all -- Where do we go from here? -- Cities aflame -- Respect -- Chaos -- Ominous clouds -- "I, Martin Luther King, take thee, non-violence, to be my wedded wife" -- Ironic anniversary -- Part II. Final season: the last three months -- 39 -- Confession -- Drum major -- Humility, levity, and longevity -- Frantic melancholy -- Restless heart -- Garment of destiny -- Firemen -- Midnight hour in Memphis -- Freedom explosion -- The mountaintop in Memphis -- April 4, 1968 -- Epilogue

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