Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights /

Levingston, Steven,

Kennedy and King : the president, the pastor, and the battle over civil rights / Steven Levingston. - 511pages 24cm

An account of the contentious relationship between the thirty-fifth president and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement explores their influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.

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Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968


African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
African American civil rights workers--Biography.
African Americans--Civil rights--History.
Civil rights--History.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
African Americans--Civil rights--Biography.


United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
United States--History--1961-1974.

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