the Memphis strike, Martin Luther King's last campaign Honey, Michael K. creator text bibliography nyu New York W.W. Norton & Co. c2007 2007 monographic eng

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xviii, 619 p., [16] p. of plates ; ill. ; 25 cm. Labor and civil rights -- A plantation in the city -- Dr. King, labor, and the civil rights movement -- Struggles of the working poor -- Standing at the crossroads -- On strike for respect -- Hambone's meditations : the failure of community -- Testing the social gospel -- Fighting for the working poor -- Minister to the valley : the poor people's campaign -- Baptism by fire -- Ministers and manhood -- Convergence -- Escalation : the youth movement -- "All labor has dignity" -- "Something dreadful" -- Jericho Road is a dangerous road -- Chaos in the bluff city -- "The movement lives or dies in Memphis" -- State of siege -- Shattered dreams and promised lands -- "A crucifixion event" -- Reckonings -- "We have got the victory" -- Epilogue : how we remember King. Michael K. Honey. Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-586) and index. n-us-tn Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 Strikes and lockouts Sanitation Tennessee Los trabajadores de sanidad strike, Memphis, tenn, 1968 Las huelgas y los cierres patronales Sanamientos Tennessee Primera Jornada de Catalogacion Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 HD 5325 H772g 2007 331.892 9780393043396 (hardcover) 2006032217 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032217.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032217.html DLC 060927 20230410115418.0 115796