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Yanco, Jennifer J.

Misremembering Dr. King revisiting the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. / [electronic resource] : Jennifer J. Yanco. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: Memory and forgetting -- The misappropriation of memory -- What we remember -- Dr. King and the civil rights movement -- Dr. King and nonviolence -- What we forget: Dr. King's warning about the "giant triplets." -- Militarism -- Materialism -- Racism -- Why it matters. -- Whose problem? White America's special responsibility -- A challenge for all of us.

ISBN: 9780253014245

Subjects--Personal Names:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 --Political and social views.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Baptists--Clergy--United States--Biography.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
Nonviolence--History--United States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E185.97.K5 / Y36 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 323.092 B