Synopses & Reviews
In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with andlt;iandgt;Parting the Waters,andlt;/iandgt; 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.
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Bill Maxwell andlt;Iandgt;St. Petersburg Timesandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;Iandgt;Pillar of Fire,andlt;/Iandgt; a history of symbiosis and epiphany, records King's vision and the disparate moral currents that forced America to redefine itslef in light of its failures to live up to its own principles of freedom.
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Alan Wolfe andlt;Iandgt;The New York Times Book Reviewandlt;/Iandgt; As he did in andlt;Iandgt;Parting the Waters,andlt;Iandgt; Branch brings to these events both a passion for their detail and a recognition of their larger historical significance.
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Bill Maxwell
St. Petersburg Times
Pillar of Fire, a history of symbiosis and epiphany, records King's vision and the disparate moral currents that forced America to redefine itslef in light of its failures to live up to its own principles of freedom.
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Trevor Coleman andlt;Iandgt;Detroit Free Pressandlt;/Iandgt; The strength of andlt;Iandgt;Pillar of Fireandlt;/Iandgt; lies in Branch's unsurpassed ability to bring the reader into the moment, enabling one to almost feel the tension of the times.
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Richard Bernstein andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; By the time you have finished [andlt;Iandgt;Pillar of Fireandlt;/Iandgt;], you feel almost as if you have relieved the era, not just read about it.
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Jeff Shesol andlt;Iandgt;The Washington Postandlt;/Iandgt; Politics and personalities, ambition and imagination, triumph and tragedy.
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Jon Meacham andlt;Iandgt;Newsweekandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;Iandgt;Pillar of Fireandlt;/Iandgt; is a magisterial history of one of the most tumultuous periods in postwar America. Branch's storytelling is strong, his storytelling colorful. Reading Branch, it is easier to see why even the most remarkable revolutions are never complete.
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Ray Jenkins andlt;Iandgt;The Baltimore Sunandlt;/Iandgt; Branch has an uncanny ability to penetrate the most obscure nooks and crannies of the past to provide a whole new perpective on the Sixties...
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James Goodman andlt;Iandgt;The Boston Globeandlt;/Iandgt; This is jet-propelled history.
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David M. Shribman andlt;Iandgt;The Wall Street Journalandlt;/Iandgt; One part biography, one part history, one part elegy...a vast panorama...powerful.
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Scott Ellsworth andlt;Iandgt;The Oregonianandlt;/Iandgt; Magnificent...the birth of a masterwork akin to Carl Sandburg's andlt;Iandgt;Lincolnandlt;/Iandgt; or Shelby Foote's andlt;Iandgt;Civil War.andlt;/Iandgt;
Synopsis
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on 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.
Synopsis
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.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [620]-716) and index.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Taylor Branchandlt;/Bandgt; is the bestselling author of andlt;iandgt;Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;At Canaanand#8217;s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-1968andlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;The Clinton Tapesandlt;/iandgt;. He has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Preface to andlt;Iandgt;Pillar of Fireandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;PART ONEandlt;BRandgt;BIRMIGHAM TIDESandlt;BRandgt;1 Islam in Los Angelesandlt;BRandgt;2 Prophets in Chicagoandlt;BRandgt;3 LBJ in St. Augustineandlt;BRandgt;4 Gamblers in Lawandlt;BRandgt;5 To Vote in Mississippi: Advance by Retreatandlt;BRandgt;6 Tremors: L.A. to Selmaandlt;BRandgt;7 Marx in the White Houseandlt;BRandgt;8 Summer Freezeandlt;BRandgt;9 Cavalry: Lowenstein and the Churchandlt;BRandgt;10 Mirrors in Black and Whiteandlt;BRandgt;11 Against All Enemiesandlt;BRandgt;12 Frontiers on Edge: The Last Monthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;PART TWOandlt;BRandgt;NEW WORLDS PASSINGandlt;BRandgt;13 Griefandlt;BRandgt;14 High Councilsandlt;BRandgt;15 Hattiesburg Freedom Dayandlt;BRandgt;16 Ambushandlt;BRandgt;17 Spreading Poisonsandlt;BRandgt;18 The Creation of Muhammad Aliandlt;BRandgt;19 Shaky Pulpitsandlt;BRandgt;20 Mary Peabody Meets the Klanandlt;BRandgt;21 Wrestling with Legendsandlt;BRandgt;22 Filibustersandlt;BRandgt;23 Pilgrims and Empty Pitchersandlt;BRandgt;24 Brushfiresandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;PART THREEandlt;BRandgt;FREEDOM SUMMERandlt;BRandgt;25 Jail Marchesandlt;BRandgt;26 Bogue Chitto Swampandlt;BRandgt;27 Beachheadsandlt;BRandgt;28 Testing Freedomandlt;BRandgt;29 The Cow Palace Revoltandlt;BRandgt;30 King in Mississippiandlt;BRandgt;31 Riot Politicsandlt;BRandgt;32 Crime, War, and Freedom Schoolandlt;BRandgt;33 White House Etiquetteandlt;BRandgt;34 A Dog in the Manger: The Atlantic City Compromiseandlt;BRandgt;35 "We see the giants..."andlt;BRandgt;36 Movements Unboundandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;PART FOURandlt;BRandgt;"LORD, MAKE ME PURE -- BUT NOT YET"andlt;BRandgt;37 Landslideandlt;BRandgt;38 Nobel Prizeandlt;BRandgt;39 To the Valley: The Downward Kingandlt;BRandgt;40 Saigon, Audubon, and Selmaandlt;BRandgt;Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Abbreviations Used in Source Notesandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Notesandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Major Works Cited in Notesandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;