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The King Years
Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
Author: Taylor Branch
Narrator: Leslie Jr, Odom
Unabridged: 6 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: 01/01/2013
Category: History - United States - 20th Century
Synopsis
The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are introduced and set in historical context by the author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy—Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan’s Edge.Taylor Branch’s three-volume history endures as a masterpiece of storytelling on American race, violence and democracy. With this brief volume, which brings to life the pivotal scenes, he relates the dramatic story of how the Movement evolved from a bus strike to a political revolution, and brings this historic achievement to a wider audience.