Pillar of Fire
America in the King Years 1963-65
by Taylor Branch
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday, Most Recommended Books, and History.
From Pulitzer Prizewinning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on the American Civil Rights Movement.In the second volume of his threepart history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement...
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