In the second volume of the three-part trilogy of monumental history that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Parting the Waters", Taylor Branch recreates the dramas that affected every American as the civil rights movement grew in size, impact, and intensity. of photos.
In the second volume of the three-part trilogy of monumental history that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Parting the Waters", Taylor Branch recreates the dramas that affected every American as the civil rights movement grew in size, impact, and intensity. of photos.
Taylor Branch is the much honoured author of a number of non-fiction books. He is currently working on the final volume of his acclaimed history of the civil rights movement.
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Contents Preface to Pillar of Fire PART ONE BIRMIGHAM TIDES 1 Islam in Los Angeles 2 Prophets in Chicago 3 LBJ in St. Augustine 4 Gamblers in Law 5 To Vote in Mississippi: Advance by Retreat 6 Tremors: L.A. to Selma 7 Marx in the White House 8 Summer Freeze 9 Cavalry: Lowenstein and the Church 10 Mirrors in Black and White 11 Against All Enemies 12 Frontiers on Edge: The Last Month PART TWO NEW WORLDS PASSING 13 Grief 14 High Councils 15 Hattiesburg Freedom Day 16 Ambush 17 Spreading Poisons 18 The Creation of Muhammad Ali 19 Shaky Pulpits 20 Mary Peabody Meets the Klan 21 Wrestling with Legends 22 Filibusters 23 Pilgrims and Empty Pitchers 24 Brushfires PART THREE FREEDOM SUMMER 25 Jail Marches 26 Bogue Chitto Swamp 27 Beachheads 28 Testing Freedom 29 The Cow Palace Revolt 30 King in Mississippi 31 Riot Politics 32 Crime, War, and Freedom School 33 White House Etiquette 34 A Dog in the Manger: The Atlantic City Compromise 35 "We see the giants..." 36 Movements Unbound PART FOUR "LORD, MAKE ME PURE -- BUT NOT YET" 37 Landslide 38 Nobel Prize 39 To the Valley: The Downward King 40 Saigon, Audubon, and Selma Epilogue Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in Source Notes Notes Major Works Cited in Notes Index
Contents Preface to Pillar of Fire PART ONE BIRMIGHAM TIDES 1 Islam in Los Angeles 2 Prophets in Chicago 3 LBJ in St. Augustine 4 Gamblers in Law 5 To Vote in Mississippi: Advance by Retreat 6 Tremors: L.A. to Selma 7 Marx in the White House 8 Summer Freeze 9 Cavalry: Lowenstein and the Church 10 Mirrors in Black and White 11 Against All Enemies 12 Frontiers on Edge: The Last Month PART TWO NEW WORLDS PASSING 13 Grief 14 High Councils 15 Hattiesburg Freedom Day 16 Ambush 17 Spreading Poisons 18 The Creation of Muhammad Ali 19 Shaky Pulpits 20 Mary Peabody Meets the Klan 21 Wrestling with Legends 22 Filibusters 23 Pilgrims and Empty Pitchers 24 Brushfires PART THREE FREEDOM SUMMER 25 Jail Marches 26 Bogue Chitto Swamp 27 Beachheads 28 Testing Freedom 29 The Cow Palace Revolt 30 King in Mississippi 31 Riot Politics 32 Crime, War, and Freedom School 33 White House Etiquette 34 A Dog in the Manger: The Atlantic City Compromise 35 "We see the giants..." 36 Movements Unbound PART FOUR "LORD, MAKE ME PURE -- BUT NOT YET" 37 Landslide 38 Nobel Prize 39 To the Valley: The Downward King 40 Saigon, Audubon, and Selma Epilogue Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in Source Notes Notes Major Works Cited in Notes Index
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