At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68

The dead end of Just America is a tragedy. This country has had great movements for justice in the past and badly needs one now. But in order to work it has to throw its arms out wide. It has to tell a story in which most of us can see ourselves, and start on a path that most of us want to follow.

Robert Kennedy, was murdered, along with Martin Luther King Jr. Massive riots broke out in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. National guardsmen shot demonstrators at Kent State University in 1970. In 1974, Richard Nixon resigned after a wrenching crisis. As usual, the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new one were marked by pol

“While not himself a racist, Mr. Goldwater articulates a philosophy which gives aid and comfort to the racist,” King declared. “His candidacy and philosophy will serve as an umbrella under which extremists of all stripes will stand.”