Based upon the papers of Martin Luther King Jr., this encyclopedia provides fresh and revealing insights into Dr. King's life, work, family, associates, and opponents.
Clayborne Carson is professor of history at Stanford University, where he is also founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. His publications include In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s (1981), which won the OAH's Frederick Jackson Terner Award, and Malcolm X: The FBI File (1991). He also served as senior advisor for the award-winning PBS series on the civil rights movement, Eyes on the Prize, and co-edited the Eyes on the Prize Reader (1991). In 1985, Coretta Scott King invited him to direct a long-term project to edit and publish The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition to these volumes, Dr. Carson has written or co-edited numerous other works based on the papers, including A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (1998) and The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1998), compiled from King's autobiographical writings. Tenisha Armstrong is associate director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project. She holds an MA from Stanford University. A former King Summer Research Fellow, she joined the King Institute staff in 1998, and was the lead editor of Volume V: Threshold of a New Decade, January 1959-December 1960 of the Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. Susan Carson is former managing editor of the King Institute. She holds an MA in Library Science from San Jose State University. She co-edited Volumes III-VI of the Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. Carson retired in 2007. Erin Cook is former associate director of the King Institute's Liberation Curriculum Initiative. She served as a teaching assistant for Professor Clayborne Carson's undergraduate course on the African-American freedom struggle and is currently teaching history at an independent high school in California. Susan Englander earned a PhD in U.S. history from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999 and has been an editor at the Martin Luther Ing, Jr., Papers Project since 2001. She is the lead editor on Volume VI: Advocate of the Social Gospel, September 1948-March 1963 of the Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This volume, which demonstrates the interconnected nature of King's
associations, ideas, and activities, provides a collection that
will stimulate reader's interest while providing opportunities for
further inquiry. The authors, led by Clayborne Carson, head of the
Martin Luther King Papers Project, draw heavily on primary source
docutments related to King and the movement he inspired. Some of
the categories for inclusion in this volume include King's
theological and political sources of influence, other
African-American leaders, members of King's family, as well as
celebrities who supported protest campaigns and political allies
and opponents. . . . The narrative introduction includes a general
overview of King's life, follwoed by a chronology of the most
significant events in King's civil rights career. A helpful topical
index, an extensive bibliography and general index conclude the
volume. Highly recommended for high school, university and public
libraries.
*Doug's Student Reference Room*
This comprehensive alphabetical encyclopedia provides information
on the people, places, organizations, and events that played a part
in his life and times. Every article is cross-referenced, with
entries explored in more depth eleswhere printed in bold type. For
the researcher who requires more information or original or primary
sources, source notes are included for each entry as well. There is
also a related topics table, a sort of study guide, leading the
researcher directly to such subjects as court cases and
intellectual influences. This volume would be an excellent addition
to reference collections on the civil rights movement or
African-American history. Index. Recommended.
*Library Media Connection*
[T]he staff that is editing King's papers has produced an
encyclopedia to guide students and scholars through all aspects of
his life and work. . . . [H]elpful features include a brief
introduction to King's career, a detailed chronology of his life,
an extensive bibliography, and a topical index. Each entry
incorporates abundant cross-references and a guide to source
material. This well-edited work will be a valuable aid to anyone
seeking an in-depth understanding of King's life.
*MultiCultural Review*
As editors of his personal papers on staff at the King Research and
Education institute, Clayborne Carson and his colleagues have
studied King's life at a level of detail matched by few others.
Their guide begins with an overview of King's career and a brief
chronology of his life. The 285 entries of the encyclopedia
describe his relationships with family members, teachers, clerical
colleaguues, civil rights activists, personal associates,
politicians, labor leaders, and critics. . . . [T]his excellent
guide is highly recommended for high school, public, and academic
libraries.
*Lawrence Looks at Books*
These 285 alphabetically arranged entries provide information about
people, legal actions, laws, political and civil rights groups, and
events that are related to King's life and work. . . . The
cross-referenced, objective text is generally well written, and is
followed by an extensive bibliography and a comprehensive
index.
*School Library Journal*
There are many biographical works about the African American
experience and this volume would be a good contribution to this
area of research.
*ARBA Online*
[O]ffers scholars, students, and interested non-specialists more
than 280 alphabetical entries on his life and the civil rights
movement in general.
*Library Media Connection*
Given the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. in shaping modern
America, it is surprising that there has not been a reference work
devoted to his life and work. This single-volume encyclopedia helps
fill that gap. The 285 essays chronicle Martin Luther King Jr.'s
relationships with family members, civil rights activists,
politicians, and opponents. Also receiving attention are landmark
speeches, legal decisions, events, and ideas that influenced the
civil rights era. As might be expected, many entries cover familiar
people and events, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Ralph
Abernathy. Wisely, the authors do not seek to fully explore every
aspect of these larger topics, but focus on how they relate to
King. Clayborne Carson and his colleagues are uniquely qualified to
make these connections. . . . For libraries seeking the relative
stability of print, this inexpensive volume is a welcome addition
to reference collections on African American history and civil
rights movement.
*Reference & User Services Quarterly*
This interesting reference work consists of 285 entries. . .
Reading these well-written essays will remind readers of how
tumultuous and momentous were the years that marked the public life
of Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . This book is recommended for
academic and large public libraries, along with any collection
having a strong interest in the Civil Rights Movement.
*Catholic Library World*
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