The King Years

Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement

Taylor Branch

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Simon & Schuster
01 September 2013

History; Land rights

The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy—Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan’s Edge.

Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning America in the King Years trilogy, presents selections from his monumental work that recount the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement. A masterpiece of storytelling on race and democracy, violence and nonviolence, The King Years delivers riveting tales of everyday heroes whose stories inspire us still. Here is the full sweep of an era that transformed America and continues to offer crucial lessons for today’s world. This vital primer amply fulfills Branch’s dedication: “For students of freedom and teachers of history.”

By: Taylor Branch
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 229g
ISBN: 9781451662467
ISBN 10: 1451662467
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 September 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement

Right out of the pages of our lives....Compelling portraits placed in the excitement of a period when oppressed and powerless people moving together changed themselves and their country profoundly and permanently. * The New York Times * In remarkable, meticulous detail, Branch provides us with the most complex and unsentimental version of King and his times yet produced. * The Wall Street Journal * There will be the inevitable comparisons to Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln and Shelby Foote's The Civil War, two other masterworks that use the grand sweep of history to lay barethe nation's soul. * Chicago Tribune *