Misremembering Dr. King : Revisiting the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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We all know the name. Martin Luther King Jr, the great American civil rights leader. But most people today know relatively little about King, the campaigner against militarism, materialism, and racism-what he called the ""giant triplets."" Jennifer J. Yanco takes steps to redress...

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Main Author: Yanco, Jennifer J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2014
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Political and social views.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Nonviolence > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Baptists > United States > Clergy > Biography.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Memory and Forgetting; The Misappropriation of Memory; 1. What We Remember; Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement; Dr. King and Nonviolence; 2. What We Forget: Dr. King's Warning about the "Giant Triplets"; Militarism; Materialism; Racism; 3. Why It Matters; Whose Problem? White America's Special Responsibility; A Challenge for All of Us; Notes.

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