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Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement: Volume 8: Birmingham, Alabama, 1956-1963: The Black Struggle for Civil Rights
by Garrow, David J.; editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 092601904X
- ISBN 13
- 9780926019041
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Publishing Inc, 1989. Eighth volume only of a scholarly 18-volume series on the civil rights leader, his life & work. Editor Garrow won the Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his 1986 book on MLK, Jr., but generated substantial controversy with a 2019 article critical of King, relying on doubtful FBI files. As new in publisher's shrinkwrap, as pictured; minor bumping to edges & spine ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- v0455
- Title
- Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement: Volume 8: Birmingham, Alabama, 1956-1963: The Black Struggle for Civil Rights
- Author
- Garrow, David J.; editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 092601904X
- ISBN 13
- 9780926019041
- Publisher
- Carlson Publishing Inc
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Civil Rights, Racism, Politics
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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