Living the dream : the contested history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Living the dream : the contested history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Fleming, Daniel T. (Daniel Thomas), author.

Published 2022 by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill

ISBN 9781469667812

Bib Id 1170655

Description pages ; cm

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cam a22 8i 4500
LCCN
2021-054809
ISBN
9781469667812 (hardcover) $29.95
1469667819
9781469684123 (paperback) $29.95
1469684128
Call #
394.261 F
Title
Living the dream : the contested history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Publication Information
2022 by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill :
Description
pages ; cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"Living the Dream tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the battle over King's legacy that continued through the decades that followed. Creating the first national holiday to honor an African American was a formidable achievement and an act of resistance against conservative and segregationist opposition"--

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