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Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral and the Week that Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation
by Burns, Rebecca
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 143913054X
- ISBN 13
- 9781439130544
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Scribner, 2011. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The former editor-in-chief of Atlanta magazine chronicles the transformation of that city as a result of the events of 9 April 1968, when it served as the location for the largest funeral for a private US citizen in history when it held the services for the recently slain Martin Luther King, Jr. In 244 pages with Index, Selected Bibliography, extensive Notes, & Glossary of Organizations, + a 12-page section of black & white photos in center, others scattered throughout text. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 2011, this hardcover has a black cloth-wrapped spine lettered in silver, with creamy white textured paper over the remaining boards. Condition is Fine: like new, marred only by former owner's address label inside front cover. Else, completely clean & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with 2 small shallow scratches to front cover, else, bright & colorful with no wear. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
In the aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination, riots broke out in 110 cities across the country. For five days, Atlanta braced for chaos while preparing to host Kings funeral. An unlikely alliance of former student radicals, the middle-aged patrician mayor, the no-nonsense police chief, black ministers, white churchgoers, Atlantas business leaders, Kings grieving family members, and his stunned SCLC colleagues worked to keep Atlanta safe, honor a murdered hero, and host the tens of thousands who came to pay tribute. On April 9, 1968, 150,000 mourners took part in a daylong series of rituals honoring Kingthe largest funeral staged for a private U.S. citizen. Kings funeral was a dramatic event that took place against a national backdrop of war protests and presidential politics in a still-segregationist South, where Georgias governor surrounded the state capitol with troops and refused to lower the flag in acknowledgment of Kings death. Award-winning journalist Rebecca Burns delivers a riveting account of this landmark week and chronicles the convergence of politicians, celebrities, militants, and ordinary people who mourned in a peaceful Atlanta while other cities burned. Drawing upon copious research and dozens of interviews from staffers at the White House who dealt with the threat of violence to members of Kings family and inner circleBurns brings this dramatic story to life in vivid scenes that sweep readers from the mayors office to the White House to Coretta Scott Kings bedroom. Compelling and original, Burial for a King captures a defining moment in Americas history. It encapsulates Kings legacy, Americas shifting attitude toward race, and the emergence of Atlanta as a new kind of Southern city.
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- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023113
- Title
- Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral and the Week that Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation
- Author
- Burns, Rebecca
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 143913054X
- ISBN 13
- 9781439130544
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 256
- Keywords
- black african american civil rights leaders death assassination murder grief united states mourning Atlanta Georgia funerals cities urban riots rioting celebration of life
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana-Regional History; Death Studies-Thanatology; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / African/Black Americans;
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