Misremembering Dr. King: Revisiting the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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MisreMeMbering Dr. King This page intentionally left blank Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis jennifer j. yanco revisiting the legacy of Martin luther king jr. MisreMeMbering Dr. King S This book is a publication of Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing Herman B Wells Library 350 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone 800-842-6796 Fax 812-855-7931© 2014 by Jennifer J. Yanco Quotations from the writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., are reprinted by arrangement with The Heirs to the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., c/o Writers House as agent for the proprietor New York, NY.© 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.© renewed 1996 Coretta Scott King All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Catalogingin -Publication Data Yanco, Jennifer J. Misremembering Dr. King : revisiting the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. / Jennifer J. Yanco. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-253-01424-5 (eb) 1. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. 2. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968—Political and social views. 3. Civil rights movements—United States— History—20th century. 4. Nonviolence—United States—History—20th century. 5. Civil rights workers—United States—Biography. 6. Baptists— United States—Clergy—Biography. I. Title. E185.97.K5Y36 2014 323.092—dc23 [B] 2013050152 1 2 3 4 5 19 18 17 16 15 14 To the memory of my father, Allan Julian Yanco, 1921–2012 This page intentionally left blank A civilization can flounder as readily in the face of moral and spiritual bankruptcy as it can through financial bankruptcy. Martin Luther King Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? This page intentionally left blank ...