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Pillar of Fire

America in the King Years, Part II - 1963-64

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Pillar of Fire

By: Taylor Branch
Narrated by: CCH Pounder, Joe Morton
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement.

In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage.

Beginning with the Nation of Islam and conflict over racial separatism, Pillar of Fire takes the reader to Mississippi and Alabama: Birmingham, the murder of Medgar Evers, the "March on Washington," the Civil Rights Act, and voter registration drives. In 1964, King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Branch's magnificent trilogy makes clear why the Civil Rights Movement, and indeed King's leadership, are among the nation's enduring achievements. In bringing these decades alive, preserving the integrity of those who marched and died, Branch gives us a crucial part of our history and heritage.©1998 Taylor Branch, All Rights Reserved; (P)1998 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved, AUDIOWORKS is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.
Americas Black & African American Black power movement Freedom & Security Politicians Politics & Activism Politics & Government Social Sciences United States Civil rights Martin Luther King Social justice Alabama Social Movement Africa Equality Mississippi Vietnam War Imperialism Middle East Socialism Leadership Middle Ages
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Expected more drama from a Pulitzer Prize winner. Historically accurate, a lot about unknown people.

Dull book, very little about MLK.

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