Publisher Description
Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations.
This audio adaptation focuses primarily on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the key moments that defined his rise to the forefront of the civil rights movement. From Rosa Parks’ monumental arrest in Montgomery to King’s imprisonment in Birmingham and his triumphant march on Washington, Taylor Branch provides an unsurpassed portrait of King’s rise to greatness. He illuminates the stunning courage and private conflict, the deals, maneuvers, betrayals, and rivalries that determined history behind closed doors, at boycotts and sit-ins, on bloody freedom rides, and through siege and murder.
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“so i somehow escaped high school without ever having taken a class on US history (long story). years later, i was working with an organization trying to organize a national campaign, and i felt the need to educate myself on the civil rights movement. i couldn’t have found a better source than parting the waters. what i enjoyed most was branch’s analysis of the power struggles within the civil rights movement, and his willingness to shatter the facade of infalliability americans have created around MLK Jr. (also, having read it in my spare time freed up more time for beer drinking during graduate school).”
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Melanie (5 out of 5 stars)
