Parting the Waters

Traces the birth of the American civil rights movement and profiles Martin Luther King, Jr., detailing the roles played by key figures around him and in government

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Author	Taylor Branch
Publisher	America in the King Years
Release Date	1989-11-15
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Pages	1132 pages
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