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2016., HBO Home Box Office Call No: DVD Fic All the way Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Bryan Cranston stars in a riveting look at the formidable challenges and demons faced by President Lyndon Johnson on his tumultuous first year in office, from his accidental ascension to the presidency in November 1963, to his relentless fight to win passage of a landmark Civil Rights Bill with the election of 1964 looming.
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-- Butler2014., Adult, Anchor Bay Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic Butler Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Inspired by a true story, Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker stars as Cecil Gaines, the devoted husband, father and White House butler who served seven presidents during some of the most tumultuous and defining moments of the 20th century. Oprah Winfrey co-stars with a stellar supporting cast that includes John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams in this powerful drama form the Oscar nominated director of Precious."--Container.
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(2004)., Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD 323.092 C581c Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In exploring the last few years of his life ... traces King's efforts to recast himself by embracing causes beyond the civil rights movement, by becoming a champion of the poor and an outspoken opponent of the war in Vietnam. Tapping into a rich archive of photographs and film footage and using diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts of fellow activists, friends, journalists, political leaders and law enforcement officials, this film brings fresh insights to King's impossible journey, his charismatic leadership and his truly remarkable impact".
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2014., Adult, Little, Brown and company Call No: Bio A52s Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Martin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in his final year. Tavis Smiley recounts the final 365 days of King's life, revealing the minister's trials and tribulations -- denunciations by the press, rejection from the president, dismissal by the country's Black middle class and militants, assaults on his character, ideology, and political tactics, to name a few -- all of which he had to rise above in order to lead and address the racism, poverty, and militarism that threatened to destroy our democracy. A portrait of a leader and visionary and an exceptional glimpse into King's life -- one that adds both nuance and gravitas to his legacy as an American hero"--Provided by publisher.
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[2020]., 100100., Random House Audio Edition: Unabridged. Connect to this eAudiobook title Summary Note: Presents a portrait of the veteran congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis, detailing the experiences that formed his faith and shaped his practices of non-violent protest.
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2023., Adult, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: NEW BLK Bio K52e Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Hailed by the New York Times as "the new definitive biography," King mixes revelatory new research with accessible storytelling to offer an MLK for our times. Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig's King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the bestselling biographer gives us an intimate view of the courageous and often emotionally troubled human being who demanded peaceful protest for his movement but was rarely at peace with himself. He casts fresh light on the King family's origins as well as MLK's complex relationships with his wife, father, and fellow activists. King reveals a minister wrestling with his own human frailties and dark moods, a citizen hunted by his own government, and a man determined to fight for justice even if it proved to be a fight to the death. As he follows MLK from the classroom to the pulpit to the streets of Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis, Eig dramatically re-creates the journey of a man who recast American race relations and became our only modern-day founding father-as well as the nation's most mourned martyr. In this landmark biography, Eig gives us an MLK for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history's greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime.
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c2009., Yale University Press Call No: BLK 323.092 K53s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Icons of America.Summary Note: In this new exploration of the "I Have a Dream" speech, Sundquist places it in the history of American debates about racial justice and demonstrates how the speech, an exultant blend of grand poetry and powerful elocution, perfectly expresses the story of African-American freedom.
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-- Mississippi brûle.2004., Adult, MGM Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Mississippi Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Set in Mississippi in 1964, this is a fictionalized version of the case of the murder of three young civil rights workers, the FBI's attempts to find the missing boys and the clash between the authorities and the locals in a Klan-dominated town.
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2022., Adult, IFC Films Call No: BLK DVD Bio K52p Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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2014., Random House Call No: BLK 323.092 C467w Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library