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Kennedy and King
- The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights
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Freedom Riders
- 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice: Oxford University Press: Pivotal Moments in US History
- De: Raymond Arsenault
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
- Duración: 14 h y 49 m
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The saga of the Freedom Riders is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, 450 Freedom Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage for the civil rights movement. In this new version of his encyclopedic Freedom Riders, Raymond Arsenault offers a significantly condensed and tautly written account.
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4 out of 5 stars
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excellent book
- De test en 05-05-11
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Bearing the Cross
- Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- De: David J. Garrow
- Narrado por: Jeff Riggenbach
- Duración: 34 h y 19 m
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Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, this is the most comprehensive book ever written about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. David J. Garrow had unrestricted access to Martin Luther King's personal papers, to thousands of pages of newly released FBI documents and more than 700 interviews with King's closest friends and enemies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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great but long
- De Thomas en 04-29-10
De: David J. Garrow
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Waging a Good War
- A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
- De: Thomas E. Ricks
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 14 h y 9 m
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Thomas E. Ricks offers an utterly new perspective on America’s greatest moral revolution—the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s—and its legacy today. While the Movement has become synonymous with Martin Luther King Jr.’s ethos of nonviolence, Ricks draws on his deep knowledge of tactics and strategy to advance a surprising but revelatory idea: the greatest victories for Black Americans of the past century were won not by idealism alone, but through recruiting, training, discipline, and organization—the hallmarks of any successful military campaign.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I was born and raised in Alabama. Jim Crow Era.
- De Moses Pitts en 10-06-22
De: Thomas E. Ricks
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Nixonland
- The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
- De: Rick Perlstein
- Narrado por: Stephen R. Thorne
- Duración: 36 h y 46 m
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From one of America's most talented historians and winner of a LA Times Book Prize comes a brilliant new account of Richard Nixon that reveals the riveting backstory to the red state/blue state resentments that divide our nation today. Told with urgency and sharp political insight, Nixonland recaptures America's turbulent 1960s and early 1970s and reveals how Richard Nixon rose from the political grave to seize and hold the presidency.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A 5-Star Book Injured by the Narrator
- De Frank en 08-12-09
De: Rick Perlstein
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Death of a King
- The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year
- De: Tavis Smiley, David Ritz
- Narrado por: Tavis Smiley
- Duración: 6 h y 15 m
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New York Times best-selling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley recounts the final 365 days of Martin Luther King, Jr.'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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An important book
- De Mr X en 02-19-15
De: Tavis Smiley, y otros
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The Race Beat
- The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation
- De: Gene Roberts, Hank Klibanoff
- Narrado por: Richard Allen
- Duración: 21 h y 32 m
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Drawing on private correspondence, notes from secret meetings, unpublished articles, and interviews, veteran journalists Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff go behind the headlines and datelines to show how a dedicated cadre of newsmen - first black reporters, then liberal Southern editors, then reporters and photographers from the national press and the broadcast media - revealed to a nation its most shameful shortcomings and propelled its citizens to act.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fascinating inside look at history
- De Ron en 09-22-09
De: Gene Roberts, y otros
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The Woman's Hour
- The Great Fight to Win the Vote
- De: Elaine Weiss
- Narrado por: Elaine Weiss, Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 16 h y 28 m
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Nashville, August 1920. Thirty-five states have ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, 12 have rejected or refused to vote, and one last state is needed. It all comes down to Tennessee, the moment of truth for the suffragists, after a seven-decade crusade. The opposing forces include politicians with careers at stake, liquor companies, railroad magnates, and a lot of racists who don't want black women voting. And then there are the "Antis" - women who oppose their own enfranchisement, fearing suffrage will bring about the moral collapse of the nation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, poor choice of reader
- De Amazon Customer en 05-24-18
De: Elaine Weiss
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The Defender
- How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America; from the Age of the Pullman Porters to the Age of Obama
- De: Ethan Michaeli
- Narrado por: William Hughes
- Duración: 22 h y 8 m
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Giving voice to the voiceless, the Chicago Defender condemned Jim Crow, catalyzed the Great Migration, and focused the electoral power of black America. Robert S. Abbott founded the Defender in 1905, smuggled hundreds of thousands of copies into the most isolated communities in the segregated South, and was dubbed a "Modern Moses", becoming one of the first black millionaires in the process.
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5 out of 5 stars
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There's an unexpected genius here
- De Porter en 01-19-19
De: Ethan Michaeli
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Malcolm X
- A Life of Reinvention
- De: Manning Marable
- Narrado por: G. Valmont Thomas
- Duración: 22 h y 4 m
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Of the great figure in 20th-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age 39. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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invites further reading on Malcolm X
- De connie en 05-14-11
De: Manning Marable
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Bobby Kennedy
- The Making of a Liberal Icon
- De: Larry Tye
- Narrado por: Marc Cashman
- Duración: 19 h y 47 m
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History remembers Robert F. Kennedy as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive knight of a bygone era of American politics. But Kennedy's enshrinement in the liberal pantheon was actually the final stage of a journey that had its beginnings in the conservative 1950s. In Bobby Kennedy, Larry Tye peels away layers of myth and misconception to paint a complete portrait of this singularly fascinating figure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing
- De Jean en 01-18-17
De: Larry Tye
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The Greatest Comeback
- How Richard Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority
- De: Patrick J. Buchanan
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
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After suffering stinging defeats in the 1960 presidential election against John F. Kennedy, and in the 1962 California gubernatorial election, Nixon's career was declared dead by Washington press and politicians alike. Yet on January 20, 1969, just six years after he had said his political life was over, Nixon would stand taking the oath of office as 37th President of the United States. How did Richard Nixon resurrect a ruined career and reunite a shattered and fractured Republican Party to capture the White House?
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4 out of 5 stars
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The comeback kid
- De Jean en 07-23-14
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1920
- The Year of Six Presidents
- De: David Pietrusza
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 20 h y 46 m
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The presidential election of 1920 was among history's most dramatic. Six once-and-future presidents--Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt--jockeyed for the White House. With voters choosing between Wilson's League of Nations and Harding's front-porch isolationism, the 1920 election shaped modern America.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A fascinating view into the US at the end of WWI
- De D. Littman en 12-31-09
De: David Pietrusza
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The Gay Revolution
- The Story of the Struggle
- De: Lillian Faderman
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 29 h y 17 m
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The Gay Revolution begins in the 1950s, when law classified gays and lesbians as criminals, the psychiatric profession saw them as mentally ill, the churches saw them as sinners, and society victimized them with irrational hatred. Against this dark backdrop, a few brave people began to fight back, paving the way for the revolutionary changes of the 1960s and beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An outstanding book.
- De David Farley en 10-21-15
De: Lillian Faderman
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Dallas 1963
- De: Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis
- Narrado por: Bill Minutaglio, Tony Messano, Steven L. Davis
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
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In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell; and the media mogul Ted Dealey, who raucously confronted JFK and whose family name adorns the plaza where the president was murdered.
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4 out of 5 stars
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American lunacy, listenable as it gets
- De Philo en 10-14-17
De: Bill Minutaglio, y otros
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The Glory and the Dream
- A Narrative History of America, 1932 - 1972
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Jeff Riggenbach
- Duración: 57 h y 23 m
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This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972. It encompasses politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti...everything and anything indigenous that can be captured in print.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous book, good narration, bad recording
- De Paula en 07-10-08
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Kennedy and King
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- Bernard Tanner Jr
- 09-23-22
Important American History
Enjoyed Very Much! Remarkable And Terrible Time In The United States.
True and Important History!
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- Joyce
- 10-20-17
A captivating "listen"
I have read many books on the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's, and have traveled to Alabama to see where "history happened." This story however, by focusing on the two primary characters presents a very different spin on how change actually happened. Throughout this book, you see how JFK morphed from a politician looking for votes to a man of principle...and how RFK was actually one of the true heroes of this era. The narrator was spectacular, changing accents to reflect the different characters. This is truly one of those audio books where every thing just comes alive.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-08-22
Kennedy and King in Context
This book strips away the noise, the reverence, and the mythological cloaks. It shows the relationship between Kennedy and King as it really was. Excellent history. The audio was BRILLIANT!
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- drewdpeabody
- 10-17-17
Voices Too Much
The reader Dan Woren does dramatic impersonations for King, Kennedy and other historical figures in the book which can get grating at times. Woren's impersonations of female voices were especially silly. The text could be repetitive. Number of times King was described as "the civil rights leader" was very high.
On the good side, the interactions between King and Kennedy were fascinating but not terribly numerous so a lot of background was required. As someone who has read a Kennedy bio there was new information to digest.
If you can stand the impersonations this is a good book for you. If not you should give it a pass.
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- Samuel
- 07-18-17
Great Book!
I've only recently gotten into audio books. Over the past 2.5 years, I have listened to about 30 audio books. This by far, was the best performance in the reading of a book. I loved the different voices used for each major character. It being a well written story helps in providing the reader with such a great book to read.
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- beth greely
- 04-08-18
Brought history to life
Great detail and connecting of the dots made this an easy read. The reading was also so well done.
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