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Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights
Title:
Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights
Author:
Levingston, Steven, author.
Personal Author:
Levingston, Steven, author.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Hachette Books, 2017.
Physical Description:
xi, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
An account of the contentious relationship between the thirty-fifth president and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement explores their influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.
Language:
English
Personal Subject:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Subject Term:
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.

Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography.

African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
Geographic Term:
United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.
ISBN:
9780316267397
Format :
Book

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