Waking from the Dream: The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Language: English
Published by Random House, 2014
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- Title
- Waking from the Dream: The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Author
- Chappell, David L.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1400065461
- ISBN 13
- 9781400065462
- Item weight
- 18 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x0x9
In this arresting and groundbreaking account, David L. Chappell reveals that, far from coming to an abrupt end with Kings murder, the civil rights movement entered a new phase. It both grew and splintered. These were years when decisive, historic victories were no longer within reachthe movements achievements were instead hard-won, and their meanings unsettled. From the fight to pass the Fair Housing Act in 1968, to debates over unity and leadership at the National Black Political Conventions, to the campaign for full-employment legislation, to the surprising enactment of the Martin Luther King holiday, to Jesse Jacksons quixotic presidential campaigns, veterans of the movement struggled to rally around common goals.
Waking from the Dream documents this struggle, including moments when the movement seemed on the verge of dissolution, and the monumental efforts of its members to persevere. For this watershed study of a much-neglected period, Chappell spent ten years sifting through a voluminous public record: congressional hearings and government documents; the archives of pro and anticivil rights activists, oral and written remembrances of Kings successors and rivals, documentary film footage, and long-forgotten coverage of events from African American newspapers and journals.
The result is a story rich with period detail, as Chappell chronicles the difficulties the movement encountered while working to build coalitions, pass legislation, and mobilize citizens in the absence of Kings galvanizing leadership. Could the civil rights coalition stay together as its focus shifted from public protests to congressional politics? Did the movement need a single, charismatic leader to succeed King, and who would that be? As the movements leaders pushed forward, they continually looked back, struggling to define Kings legacy and harness his symbolic power.
Waking from the Dream is a revealing and resonant look at civil rights after King as well as Kings place in American memory. It illuminates a time, explores a cause, and explains how a movement labored to overcome the loss of its leader.
Advance praise for Waking from the Dream
A vitally needed appraisal of how the civil rights movement re-created itself in surprisingly effective ways after Dr. Kings death . . . No one is better qualified than David Chappell to examine these largely unexplored developments and to make sense of the ironies, tragedies, and triumphs. This is a brilliant, absorbing work that compels us to rethink our conceptions and judgments about the civil rights movement.Stewart Burns, author of We Will Stand Here Till We Die
Waking from the Dream skillfully traces Martin Luther King, Jr.s legacy during the two decades following his assassination. The previously untold story of continuing struggle and posthumous inspiration that dominates this compelling and groundbreaking book will forever change the way civil rights historians view this era.Raymond Arsenault, author of Freedom Riders
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