| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 295 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Series |
[Icons of America] |
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Icons of America.
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| Contents |
Dreamer, 1963 -- Freedom now! -- Soul force -- Lincoln's shadow -- Whose country 'tis of Thee? -- Not by the color of their skin -- Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream." |
| Summary |
In this new exploration of the "I Have a Dream" speech, Sundquist places it in the history of American debates about racial justice and demonstrates how the speech, an exultant blend of grand poetry and powerful elocution, perfectly expresses the story of African-American freedom |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-275) and index |
| Subject |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Language.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Oratory.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Political and social views.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. I have a dream.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History.
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Equality -- United States -- History.
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Southern States -- Race relations.
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United States -- Race relations.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008014499 |
| ISBN |
0300142447 (electronic bk.) |
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9780300142440 (electronic bk.) |
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