Selma to Saigon
Download or Read eBook Selma to Saigon PDF written by Daniel S. Lucks and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Daniel S. Lucks |
| Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
| Total Pages | : 395 |
| Release | : 2014-03-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780813145099 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0813145090 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Selma to Saigon by : Daniel S. Lucks
Book excerpt: In Selma to Saigon Daniel S. Lucks explores the impact of the Vietnam War on the national civil rights movement. Through detailed research and a powerful narrative, Lucks illuminates the effects of the Vietnam War on leaders such as Whitney Young Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as lesser-known Americans in the movement who faced the threat of the military draft as well as racial discrimination and violence.
