Becoming King :Martin Luther King Jr. and the Making of a National Leader
Becoming King :Martin Luther King Jr. and the Making of a National Leader
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1 November, 2008
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Without question, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is the face of the civil rights revolution that reshaped the social and political landscape of the United States. Although many biographers and historians have examined Dr. King's activism, few have recognized the pivotal role that the people of Montgomery, Alabama, played in preparing him for leadership. King arrived in Montgomery as a virtually unknown doctoral student, but his activities there -- from organizing the Montgomery bus boycott to building relationships with local activists such as Rufus Lewis, E. D. Nixon, and Virginia Durr -- established him as the movement's most visible leader. Becoming King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of a National Leader illustrates how the people of Montgomery influenced King as much as he influenced them. In Montgomery, brave citizens, both black and white, spearheaded a protest movement that also launched King's public ministry. Author Troy Jackson demonstrates that spending his formative years in the city of Montgomery gave King the skills and experience to become a hero to generations of Americans.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780813125206 |
| ISBN10 | 0813125200 |
| Number Of Pages | 268 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Format | hardback |
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Jackson reiterates not just how King changed Montgomery's African Americans, but how they changed King; not just the absolutely significant role King played in the boycott, but what King derived from the boycott experience. - HARVARD SITKOFF, author of King
Author's Bio
Troy Jackson is an editor of The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr., Volume VI. After receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky, he became Senior Pastor at University Christian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.