15%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The March on Washington
William P. Jones
€ 27.99
€ 23.77
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The March on Washington
Hardcover. A brilliant history that goes beyond the dazzling "I Have a Dream" speech to explore the real significance of the massive march and the movement it inspired. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
It was the final speech of a long day, August 28, 1963, when hundreds of thousands gathered on the Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In a resounding cadence, Martin Luther King Jr. lifted the crowd when he told of his dream that all Americans would join together to realize the founding ideal of equality. The power of the speech created an enduring symbol of the march and the larger civil rights movement. King’s speech still inspires us fifty years later, but its very power has also narrowed our understanding of the march. In this insightful ... Read more
It was the final speech of a long day, August 28, 1963, when hundreds of thousands gathered on the Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In a resounding cadence, Martin Luther King Jr. lifted the crowd when he told of his dream that all Americans would join together to realize the founding ideal of equality. The power of the speech created an enduring symbol of the march and the larger civil rights movement. King’s speech still inspires us fifty years later, but its very power has also narrowed our understanding of the march. In this insightful ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393082852
SKU
V9780393082852
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-25
About William P. Jones
William P. Jones, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is a specialist in civil rights and labor history and contributes to The Nation and other publications. He and his family live in Madison, Wisconsin.
Reviews for The March on Washington
"Finally we have the definitive history of the 1963 March on Washington."
Judith Stein, author of Pivotal Decade "William P. Jones’s indispensable new book highlights the leadership of A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and other forceful social democrats, liberals, and trade unionists, and rediscovers the inextricable links between the civil rights movement and the cause of economic justice."
... Read more
Judith Stein, author of Pivotal Decade "William P. Jones’s indispensable new book highlights the leadership of A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and other forceful social democrats, liberals, and trade unionists, and rediscovers the inextricable links between the civil rights movement and the cause of economic justice."
... Read more