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African American civil rights workers Biography African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Civil rights United States History Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) 1890-1969 Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Presidents United States Biography United States Politics and government 1945-1989 United States Politics and government 1961-1963Talbot, David
Summary: Journalist Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and its stunning aftermath. The book begins on the shattering afternoon of November 22, 1963, as a grief-stricken Robert Kennedy urgently demands answers about the assassination of his brother, then shifts back in time, revealing the shadowy conflicts that tore apart the Kennedy administration,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 TALKendrick, Stephen
Summary: "A history of the 1960 US presidential election with a focus on the role played by the imprisonment of Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of an Atlanta sit-in"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0973 KENBaier, Bret
Summary: January 1961: President Eisenhower has three days to secure the nation's future before his young successor, John F. Kennedy, takes power — a final mission by the legendary leader who planned D-Day and guided America through the darkening Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B EISENHOWERLevingston, Steven
Summary: An account of the contentious relationship between the thirty-fifth president and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement explores their influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017