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Tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr Day and the battle over King’s legacy that continued through the decades that followed. Creating the first national holiday to honor an African American was a formidable achievement and an act of resistance against conservative and segregationist opposition.

Living the Dream The Contested History of Martin

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      Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
      Publication Date: 28/06/2022
      ISBN13: 9781469667812, 978-1469667812
      ISBN10: 1469667819

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      Book Synopsis
      Tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr Day and the battle over King’s legacy that continued through the decades that followed. Creating the first national holiday to honor an African American was a formidable achievement and an act of resistance against conservative and segregationist opposition.

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