The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Word that Moved America

The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Word that Moved America

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-358

  Lischer, Richard ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baptist minister; Civil addresses; Civil rights; Judeo Christian themes; Martin Luther King; Mass meeting speeches; Orator; Public policy; Race equality; Unpublished sermons

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EID: 84940047365     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195111323.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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