{"product_id":"alabama-v-king-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-criminal-trial-that-launched-the-civil-rights-movement-9781335449597","title":"Alabama V. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"A story for the ages.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe defense lawyer for Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, the Selma marchers and other civil rights heroes reveals the true story of the historic trial that made Dr. King a national hero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fred D. Gray was one of only two Black lawyers in Montgomery, Alabama, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus. The ensuing Montgomery bus boycott led Gray to become Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s defense lawyer and later, chief counsel for the protest movement. This trial--with eighty-nine indictments for violating the state's anti-boycott statute--was not going to be just any trial. It would be an attempt to launch a movement in a city fighting to preserve segregation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With Gray's memories of the extraordinary events, as well as the transcribed words of King's vivid courtroom testimony, this book transports readers to the trial that sparked the Civil Rights Movement and introduced Martin Luther King Jr. to the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Poignant, sometimes harrowing.\" --\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335449597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Dan Abrams, Fred D. Gray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769719361717,"sku":"9781335449597","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5078c951-163d-4511-ace1-3f92cba1bfe6.jpg?v=1678835785","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alabama-v-king-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-criminal-trial-that-launched-the-civil-rights-movement-9781335449597","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}