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A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater series Book 1)
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King himself upheld nonviolence until he was nearly alone among colleagues weary of sacrifice. To the end, he resisted incitements to violence, cynicism, and tribal retreat. He grasped freedom seen and unseen, rooted in ecumenical faith, sustaining patriotism to brighten the heritage of his country for all people. These treasures abide with lasting
... See moreTaylor Branch • At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68
Leadership
Matthew Thompson • 12 cards
After the McGovern convention in 1972, the Democratic Party became the home of educated professionals, racial minorities, and the shrinking unionized working class. The more the party identified with the winners of the new economy, the easier it became for the Republican Party to pull away white workers by appealing to cultural values.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
That an intelligence agency took such a step in the belief that King was an enemy of freedom, ignorant of the reality that King had just set in motion the greatest firestorm of domestic liberty in a hundred years, was one of the saddest ironies of American history.
Taylor Branch • Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63
Ned Douglas
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