ISBN:
9781469667836
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (326 pages)
,
Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
Justice, power, and politics
Series Statement:
North Carolina scholarship online
DDC:
394.261
Keywords:
Martin Luther King, Jr History
;
Holidays History
;
Customs and Folklore
;
Cultural studies: customs & traditions
Abstract:
'Living the Dream' tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though Coretta Scott King's mission to honour her husband's commitment to nonviolence was upheld, conservative politicians have sought to use the holiday to advance a whitewashed, nationalistic and even reactionary vision of King's life and thought. This book reveals the lengths that activists had to go to elevate an African American man to the pantheon of national heroes, how conservatives took advantage of the commemoration to bend the arc of King's legacy toward something he never would have expected, and how grassroots causes, unions and antiwar demonstrators continued to try to claim this sanctified day as their own.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2022
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.5149/northcarolina/9781469667812.001.0001
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469667812.001.0001
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