Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights
Autor Steven Levingstonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 mar 2018
Kennedy and Kingtraces the emergence of two of the twentieth century's greatest leaders, their powerful impact on each other and on the shape of the civil rights battle between 1960 and 1963. These two men from starkly different worlds profoundly influenced each other's personal development. Kennedy's hesitation on civil rights spurred King to greater acts of courage, and King inspired Kennedy to finally make a moral commitment to equality. As America still grapples with the legacy of slavery and the persistence of discrimination,Kennedy and Kingis a vital, vivid contribution to the literature of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316267380
ISBN-10: 0316267384
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
ISBN-10: 0316267384
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
Notă biografică
Steven
Levingstonis
the
non-fiction
book
editor
of
theWashington
Postand,
most
recently,
the
author
ofLittle
Demon
in
the
City
of
Light.
He
has
lived
and
worked
in
Beijing,
Hong
Kong,
New
York,
Paris,
and
Washington
and
reported
and
edited
for
theWall
Street
JournalandInternational
Herald
Tribune.
Recenzii
"Comparing
and
contrasting
disparate
historical
figures
can
easily
be
artificial,
misleading,
even
gimmicky.
Steven
Levingston,
however,
has
walked
this
tightrope
magnificently.
In
his
important
new
book,Kennedy
and
King,
the
rest
of
us
get
an
unusual
chance
to
study
each
leader
in
part
through
the
other
over
a
tumultuous,
pivotal
eight-year
period.
As
is
always
the
case
with
major
contributions
to
our
understanding,
Levingston's
is
grounded
in
diligent
research
and
detail....
Levingston's
account
of
Birmingham,
which
chronicles
the
city's
impact
on
each
protagonist,
is
simply
riveting.
He
is
especially
illuminating
in
following
Kennedy's
final
steps
when
his
attorney
general
brother
nudged
him
to
become
'the
nation's
first
civil
rights
President.'"—Thomas
Oliphant,
The
Washington
Post
"Kennedy and Kingtells the story of two brilliant leaders who injected new meaning into the veins of American society. Together, their influence created a moral imperative that changed the U.S. and the world. Levingston's book is both historical and visionary. By reminding us of these great leaders and their accomplishments, this book will fuel your passion for the new work we still need to do in our society today."—Congressman John Lewis (D-GA)
"In this fascinating and timely book, Steven Levingston examines how these two young leaders in the early 1960s were being tested on the national scene--and testing each other. Despite their disparate backgrounds and personal styles, they came together to make history. Anyone who wants to understand America, the Civil Rights Movement, and the nature of leadership should read this book."—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs and The Innovators
"Steven Levingston'sKennedy and Kingis an unqualified masterpiece of historical narrative. Every page sparkles with literary verve, eloquent storytelling, and keen analytic judgment. It might be the best dual biography I've ever read. A landmark achievement which elevates civil rights history into a high art form."—Douglas Brinkley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rosa Parks and The Reagan Diaries
"A riveting episode in American history."—Booklist (starred review)
"As the moral courage of Martin Luther King Jr. came up against the political instincts of President John F. Kennedy--with both men trying to save their nation--a new history was set in motion. It's all brought to fascinating light in Steven Levingston's righteous book."—Wil Haygood, New York Times bestselling author of Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination that Changed America
"History, politics, and ambition brought John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. together in the early 1960s. Their relationship was personally complex, it was fateful for the nation, and it has never been told more compellingly."—H.W. Brands, New York Times bestselling author of The General vs. The President
"Moral courage is the subject of this fascinating book. For Martin Luther King Jr. and, especially, for John F. Kennedy the path was rarely simple or straightforward. Steven Levingston has told a gripping, moving, revealing tale."—Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Robert Kennedy and Being Nixon
"As I readKennedy and King, I imagine two giants, reluctantly waltzing on a tightrope with no safety net. I see them stumbling, almost falling, the dance interrupted by distance but saved by a tepid, occasionally enthusiastic embrace. This history buff's paradise adds texture and context to explain the complexity of an ultimately productive partnership. Every few pages of this amazingly detailed work contain an uncommon revelation. Levingston has made an important contribution to the work on these leaders and their shared cause. I inhaled this book, and I loved it."—Julianne Malveaux, author of Are We Better Off?: Race, Obama and Public Policy and President Emerita, Bennett College for Women
"A captivatingly written, thoroughly researched, and deeply thoughtful revisiting of an unforgettable historical partnership which continues to resonate."—David Garrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
"In this illuminating account Levingston charts the racial education of an ambitious Kennedy as he navigated the minefield of white southern bigotry and King's uncompromising moral vision and how, together, they transformed a nation."—Pamela Newkirk, author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
"Levingston ... contrasts the unstoppable forces of King's soaring oratory, Christian principles, and moral authority with the immovable objects of Kennedy's privilege, political calculation, and presidential power. Their push and pull unfolded in a cultural cauldron that encompassed the Montgomery bus boycott, the freedom rides, King's stints in jail, the children's crusade in Birmingham, Gov. George Wallace's segregationist stand at the University of Alabama, and the march on Washington."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[In] this bracing dual biography, Levingston (Little Demon in the City of Light) adds an upbeat, humanistic flavor to the intersecting lives of his subjects. This book will hold wide appeal."—Library Journal
"Steven Levingston's fascinatingKennedy and Kingreveals one of the most crucial American political relationships of the twentieth century, demonstrating the vital importance of great leadership during the time when the American civil rights movement was in the balance."—Michael Beschloss, New York Times bestselling author of Presidential Courage and NBC News Presidential Historian
"Levingston's writing on King is unfailingly perceptive and eloquent... Thanks to Levingston's impressive narrative skills, the spectacle of this president confronting the most divisive issue of his day is consistently fascinating."—Christian Science Monitor
"Absorbing... Levingston writes with passion and flair. If these pages don't rouse you, call your doctor."—James Goodman,New York Times Book Review
"[A] superb portrait of two gifted men and theirindelible impact on American history, chronicling the tortuous courtship--asone's passion collided with the other's ambivalence--that finally weddedthem in the fight for civil rights, an outcome that was far from foreordained."—Bookreporter.com
"Expertly highlights the interconnectionsbetween these two seminal figures in mid-20th-century America... Dualbiographies are hard to pull off, but Levingston does it splendidly in hisportrait of two divergent personalities finally coming together, if onlybriefly, over matters of gravest consequence."—Dallas Morning News
"Insightful andwell-crafted.... At a time when cynicism about our political system abounds, [Kennedyand King] reminds us that outsiders can prod those in power toward progressand reform."—Wall Street Journal
"Levingston is a captivating storyteller and hisaccount is both simple and profoundly moving.... [His] telling of the civilrights battles is so timely: The monumental strides made by King and Kennedywere not due to their immense talents, skills or political power. Ultimately,the key was the unrelenting persistence that comes from moral courage. We justhave to find it again today."—Charleston Post and Courier
"Kennedy and Kingtells the story of two brilliant leaders who injected new meaning into the veins of American society. Together, their influence created a moral imperative that changed the U.S. and the world. Levingston's book is both historical and visionary. By reminding us of these great leaders and their accomplishments, this book will fuel your passion for the new work we still need to do in our society today."—Congressman John Lewis (D-GA)
"In this fascinating and timely book, Steven Levingston examines how these two young leaders in the early 1960s were being tested on the national scene--and testing each other. Despite their disparate backgrounds and personal styles, they came together to make history. Anyone who wants to understand America, the Civil Rights Movement, and the nature of leadership should read this book."—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs and The Innovators
"Steven Levingston'sKennedy and Kingis an unqualified masterpiece of historical narrative. Every page sparkles with literary verve, eloquent storytelling, and keen analytic judgment. It might be the best dual biography I've ever read. A landmark achievement which elevates civil rights history into a high art form."—Douglas Brinkley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rosa Parks and The Reagan Diaries
"A riveting episode in American history."—Booklist (starred review)
"As the moral courage of Martin Luther King Jr. came up against the political instincts of President John F. Kennedy--with both men trying to save their nation--a new history was set in motion. It's all brought to fascinating light in Steven Levingston's righteous book."—Wil Haygood, New York Times bestselling author of Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination that Changed America
"History, politics, and ambition brought John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. together in the early 1960s. Their relationship was personally complex, it was fateful for the nation, and it has never been told more compellingly."—H.W. Brands, New York Times bestselling author of The General vs. The President
"Moral courage is the subject of this fascinating book. For Martin Luther King Jr. and, especially, for John F. Kennedy the path was rarely simple or straightforward. Steven Levingston has told a gripping, moving, revealing tale."—Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Robert Kennedy and Being Nixon
"As I readKennedy and King, I imagine two giants, reluctantly waltzing on a tightrope with no safety net. I see them stumbling, almost falling, the dance interrupted by distance but saved by a tepid, occasionally enthusiastic embrace. This history buff's paradise adds texture and context to explain the complexity of an ultimately productive partnership. Every few pages of this amazingly detailed work contain an uncommon revelation. Levingston has made an important contribution to the work on these leaders and their shared cause. I inhaled this book, and I loved it."—Julianne Malveaux, author of Are We Better Off?: Race, Obama and Public Policy and President Emerita, Bennett College for Women
"A captivatingly written, thoroughly researched, and deeply thoughtful revisiting of an unforgettable historical partnership which continues to resonate."—David Garrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
"In this illuminating account Levingston charts the racial education of an ambitious Kennedy as he navigated the minefield of white southern bigotry and King's uncompromising moral vision and how, together, they transformed a nation."—Pamela Newkirk, author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
"Levingston ... contrasts the unstoppable forces of King's soaring oratory, Christian principles, and moral authority with the immovable objects of Kennedy's privilege, political calculation, and presidential power. Their push and pull unfolded in a cultural cauldron that encompassed the Montgomery bus boycott, the freedom rides, King's stints in jail, the children's crusade in Birmingham, Gov. George Wallace's segregationist stand at the University of Alabama, and the march on Washington."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[In] this bracing dual biography, Levingston (Little Demon in the City of Light) adds an upbeat, humanistic flavor to the intersecting lives of his subjects. This book will hold wide appeal."—Library Journal
"Steven Levingston's fascinatingKennedy and Kingreveals one of the most crucial American political relationships of the twentieth century, demonstrating the vital importance of great leadership during the time when the American civil rights movement was in the balance."—Michael Beschloss, New York Times bestselling author of Presidential Courage and NBC News Presidential Historian
"Levingston's writing on King is unfailingly perceptive and eloquent... Thanks to Levingston's impressive narrative skills, the spectacle of this president confronting the most divisive issue of his day is consistently fascinating."—Christian Science Monitor
"Absorbing... Levingston writes with passion and flair. If these pages don't rouse you, call your doctor."—James Goodman,New York Times Book Review
"[A] superb portrait of two gifted men and theirindelible impact on American history, chronicling the tortuous courtship--asone's passion collided with the other's ambivalence--that finally weddedthem in the fight for civil rights, an outcome that was far from foreordained."—Bookreporter.com
"Expertly highlights the interconnectionsbetween these two seminal figures in mid-20th-century America... Dualbiographies are hard to pull off, but Levingston does it splendidly in hisportrait of two divergent personalities finally coming together, if onlybriefly, over matters of gravest consequence."—Dallas Morning News
"Insightful andwell-crafted.... At a time when cynicism about our political system abounds, [Kennedyand King] reminds us that outsiders can prod those in power toward progressand reform."—Wall Street Journal
"Levingston is a captivating storyteller and hisaccount is both simple and profoundly moving.... [His] telling of the civilrights battles is so timely: The monumental strides made by King and Kennedywere not due to their immense talents, skills or political power. Ultimately,the key was the unrelenting persistence that comes from moral courage. We justhave to find it again today."—Charleston Post and Courier