Freedom's distant shores : American Protestants and post-colonial alliances with Africa /

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For the scribe / by Wojahn, David, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Watching Fox News on the Holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. --…”
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Modern ethics in 77 arguments : a Stone reader /

Table of Contents: “…What, to the black American, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day? /…”

When sorrow comes : the power of sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter / by Matthes, Melissa M., 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Kennedy -- Existential despair: the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- The Church of the National Tragedy: The Los Angeles uprisings and the Oklahoma City bombing -- God's Celestial Army: September 11, 2001 -- The enduring American crisis: from the Newtown shooting to Black Lives Matter.…”
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The first Black president : Barack Obama, race, politics, and the American dream / by Hill, Johnny Bernard

Table of Contents: “…I have a dream! Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil rights Movement, and Barack Obama -- Obama and race in America -- A black man in white America -- Obama, African Diaspora, and the new meaning of blackness -- Race, identity and the roots of black nationalism -- Obama and the changing face of the black community -- Race, power, and technology in the new millennium -- Obama's economic vision and black America -- Why Obama's presidency will change the world -- Obama's presidency and the black agenda.…”

40 Years Later: Our People /

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Prophets of violence, prophets of peace : understanding the roots of contemporary political violence / by Suhail, K̲h̲ālid

Table of Contents: “…Preface: A Bridge Has Been Built -- Foreword: Willing to Die and Willing to Kill for Peace -- Martin Luther King, Jr: A Symbol of Justice, Peace and Love -- The Dalai Lama: A Symbol of Peace and Compassion -- Mohandas K. …”
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Baptized in tear gas : from white moderate to abolitionist / by Dowd, Elle

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Spiritual socialists : religion and the American left / by Cook, Vaneesa Marie

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To describe a life : notes from the intersection of art and race terror / by English, Darby, 1974-

Church of England and British politics since 1900 /

Table of Contents: “…John Collins, Martin Luther King, Jr, and transnational networks of protest and resistance in the Church of England during the 1960s -- 14. …”
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Segregated time / by Brendese, Philip J., 1976-

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The right side of history : how reason and moral purpose made the West great / by Shapiro, Ben

The other side of history : a unique view of momentous events from the last 60 years / by Maier, Simon

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENT; A NOTE; THE START; DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA: EVA PERÓN'S LAST BROADCAST; SNAKE HIPS: ELVIS PRESLEY CUTS HIS FIRST RECORD; STANDING UP FOR HER RIGHTS: ROSA PARKS DOES NOT GIVE UP HER SEAT; BETWEEN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE DEEP RED SEA:NASSER SHUTS THE SUEZ CANAL; FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD: THE INSTANT NOODLE; THE LION IN LION CITY: LEE KUAN YEW COMES TO POWER; THE AMERICAN DREAM: JFK AND THE NEW RHETORIC; A BLACK DAY: THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.; ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE: THE BEATLES BREAK UP; LIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON: THE FIRST MOON LANDING.…”
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Law Without Future : Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right / by Jackson, Jack, Jackson, Jack

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Taking a stand : contemporary US stand-up comedians as public intellectuals /

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Black in place : the spatial aesthetics of race in a post-Chocolate City / by Summers, Brandi Thompson

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We have not been moved resisting racism and militarism in 21st century America

Table of Contents: “…A 1950s Dialogue on Fighting Racism and Militarism, Using Nonviolence and Armed Struggle 21 Dave Dellinger, Robert Franklin Williams, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Dorothy Day; Revolutionary Democracy: A Speech Against the Vietnam War…”
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Breaking the sound barrier / by Goodman, Amy, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…King's message: stop the War, help the poor -- Bang pots and pans for Molly Ivins -- Harry Belafonte: the lion at 80 -- Howard Zinn: dissent can sometimes be the best form of patriotism -- Clarence Kailin: voices from the Spanish Civil War -- Jimmy Carter: tear down that wall -- John Lennon: imagine peace-a ray of light in dark times -- Studs Terkel: curiosity didn't kill this cat -- Yuri Kochiyama: lessons of internment -- Martin Luther King, Jr.: where do we go from here? -- Utah Phillips has left the stage -- Evo Morales: a view from the South -- Tutu, Obama, and the Middle East -- Pete Seeger carries us on -- Dr. …”

Great events from history.

Table of Contents: “…Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim's Nazi Past Is Revealed -- April 22, 1986: Faith Healer Peter Popoff Is Exposed as a Fraud -- November 13, 1986-May 4, 1989: Iran-Contra Weapons Scandal Taints Reagan's Administration -- January 12 and May 11, 1987: Media Reports Spark Investigation of Australian Police Corruption -- January 22, 1987: Pennsylvania Politician Kills Himself at Televised Press Conference -- February 25, 1987: NCAA Imposes "Death Penalty" on Southern Methodist University Football -- March 19, 1987: Jim Bakker Resigns as Head of PTL Television Network -- April 9, 1987: Bess Myerson Resigns as New York Commissioner of Cultural Affairs -- July 25, 1987: Novelist-Politician Jeffrey Archer Wins Libel Trial Against the Daily Star -- September 23, 1987: Plagiarism Charges End Joe Biden's Presidential Campaign -- November 28, 1987: Black Teenager Claims to Have Been Gang-Raped by Police Officers -- December 1, 1987: Yale Scholar's Wartime Anti-Semitic Writings Are Revealed -- January 15, 1988: ZZZZ Best Founder Is Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges -- February 21, 1988: Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart Tearfully Confesses His Adultery -- June, 1988-June, 1989: Insider-Trading Scandal Rocks Japanese Government -- July 18, 1988: Actor Rob Lowe Videotapes His Sexual Encounter with a Minor -- September 19, 1988: Stephen Breuning Pleads Guilty to Medical Research Fraud -- March 23, 1989: Scientists' "Cold Fusion" Claims Cannot be Verified -- March 29, 1989: Financier Michael Milken Is Indicted for Racketeering and Fraud -- May 31, 1989: Speaker of the House Jim Wright Resigns in Ethics Scandal -- August 10, 1989: Japanese Prime Minister Sosuke Resigns After Affair with a Geisha -- August 24, 1989: Pete Rose Is Banned from Baseball for Betting on Games -- December 3, 1989: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, Doctoral-Thesis Plagiarism Is Revealed -- December 15-25, 1989: Harassment of a Christian Minister Sparks the Romanian Revolution -- December 18, 1989: Prince Charles's Intimate Phone Conversation with Camilla Parker Bowles Is Taped -- January 18, 1990: Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry Is Arrested for Drug Use -- March, 1990: Menendez Brothers Are Arrested for Murdering Their Parents -- August 27, 1990: Guinness Four Are Found Guilty of Share-Trading Fraud -- November 19, 1990: Lip-Synching Duo Milli Vanilli Lose Grammy Award -- March 30, 1991: William Kennedy Smith Is Accused of Rape -- April 5, 1991: George W. …”
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