{"product_id":"pillar-of-fire-america-in-the-king-years-1963-65-9780684848099","title":"Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with \u003ci\u003eParting the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the Nation of Islam and conflict over racial separatism, \u003ci\u003ePillar of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader to Mississippi and Alabama: Birmingham, the murder of Medgar Evers, the March on Washington, the Civil Rights Act, and voter registration drives. In 1964, King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBranch's magnificent trilogy makes clear why the Civil Rights Movement, and indeed King's leadership, are among the nation's enduring achievements. In bringing these decades alive, preserving the integrity of those who marched and died, Branch gives us a crucial part of our history and heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684848099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/1999 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/1999 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1998 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Taylor Branch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639956762780,"sku":"9780684848099","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a8119dbc-563b-4a94-989c-dfaaec82a89d.jpg?v=1603851017","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pillar-of-fire-america-in-the-king-years-1963-65-9780684848099","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}