The Resource Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
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The item Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 1064 p., [32] p. of plates
- Note
- "A Touchstone book."
- Isbn
- 9780671687427
- Label
- Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63
- Title
- Parting the waters
- Title remainder
- America in the King years, 1954-63
- Statement of responsibility
- Taylor Branch
- Subject
-
- trueAfrican Americans -- Civil rights
- trueAfrican Americans -- Civil rights -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- trueCivil Rights Movement
- trueCivil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- 1960s
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- African American | Civil rights
- trueKing, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Activists and Reformers | Civil Rights Leaders
- truePrejudice
- trueRacism
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1950-1960
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1953-1961
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Focuses on Martin Luther King, Jr., and the key moments that defined his rise to the forefront of the civil rights movement in America, from Rosa Parks' arrest in Montgomery to King's imprisonment in Birmingham and his triumphant march on Washington
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 1990.
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, 1989.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction, 1988.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 154386
- Cataloging source
- EZH
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Branch, Taylor
- Dewey number
- 973.0496073
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- America in the King years
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- King, Martin Luther
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- America in the King years, 1954-63
- Label
- Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
- Note
- "A Touchstone book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 1064 p., [32] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671687427
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o20686841
- CARL0000367081
- (OCoLC)35617860
- Label
- Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
- Note
- "A Touchstone book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 1064 p., [32] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671687427
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o20686841
- CARL0000367081
- (OCoLC)35617860
Subject
- trueAfrican Americans -- Civil rights
- trueAfrican Americans -- Civil rights -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- trueCivil Rights Movement
- trueCivil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- 1960s
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- African American | Civil rights
- trueKing, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Activists and Reformers | Civil Rights Leaders
- truePrejudice
- trueRacism
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1950-1960
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1953-1961
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
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- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: Current Interest
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: General Nonfiction
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 1990
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