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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- Summary
- Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 1064 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671460976
- 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
-
- Civil rights -- History
- trueAfrican Americans -- Civil rights -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1950-1960
- trueRacism
- Blacks -- Civil rights
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- African American | Civil rights
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueCivil Rights Movement
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- 1960s
- King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1953-1961
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- trueBiographies
- truePrejudice
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- trueKing, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- United States -- History -- 1953-1961
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Activists and Reformers | Civil Rights Leaders
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy
- 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
-
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, 1989.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction, 1988.
- ALA Notable Book, 1990.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 154386
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 973/.0496073
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.61
- LC item number
- .B7914 1988
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Series statement
- America in the King years
- Series volume
- 0001
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19572155
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 1064 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671460976
- Lccn
- 88024033
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (IMchF)fol01437727
- Label
- Parting the waters : America in the King years, 1954-63, Taylor Branch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19572155
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 1064 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671460976
- Lccn
- 88024033
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (IMchF)fol01437727
Subject
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- trueAfrican Americans -- Civil rights -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- Blacks -- Civil rights
- trueCivil Rights Movement
- Civil rights -- History
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- 1960s
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- African American | Civil rights
- King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968
- trueKing, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Activists and Reformers | Civil Rights Leaders
- truePrejudice
- trueRacism
- trueUnited States -- History -- 1953-1961
- United States -- History -- 1953-1961
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1950-1960
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 1990
- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: Current Interest
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: General Nonfiction
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