A nation on fire America in the wake of the King assassination

Title A nation on fire America in the wake of the King assassination
Names Risen, Clay.
Book Number DB070478
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Book
Annotation Details the riots that followed the April 4, 1968, assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Discusses the turmoil that erupted in major American cities and led President Lyndon B. Johnson to call in federal troops to supplement the local police and national guard. Some strong language. 2009.
Local Subject History, United States - HUS
History - HST
Adult Book - AD
Adult Non-Fiction - AN
Short Book - SH
Audience Notes Contains strong language.
LC Subject African Americans - Social conditions - 1964-1975
Inner cities - United States - History - 20th century
Race riots - United States - History - 20th century
United States - Race relations
United States - Social conditions - 20th century
Call Number 973.923 ANF
Language English
Released 2009
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Library of Congress, 2009
Original Publication Recorded from: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2009. 9780470177105
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