Nine Days
The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A history of the 1960 US presidential election with a focus on the role played by the imprisonment of Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of an Atlanta sit-in"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
"In Trouble" -- "You Can't Lead from the Back" -- Day 1: Wednesday, October 19 -- Day 2: Thursday, October 20 -- Day 3: Friday, October 21 -- Day 4: Saturday, October 22 -- Day 5: Sunday, October 23 -- Day 6: Monday, October 24 -- Day 7: Tuesday, October 25 -- Day 8: Wednesday, October 26 -- Day 9: Thursday, October 27 -- Time to Detonate -- "It Was a Symphony" -- "They All Just Turned" -- Epilogue: The Dungeon Shook.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Imprisonment.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960.
Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Imprisonment.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960.
Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
ISBN:
9781250155702
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GOV Politics US Election Ken | Eastover | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-332) and index.