<div>A thorough and insightful account of the historic 1965 civil rights protest at Selma, Alabama, from the author of the Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning biography Bearing the Cross Vivid descriptions of violence and courageous acts fill David Garrow&rsquo;s account of the momentous 1965 protest at Selma, Alabama, in which the author illuminates the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in organizing the demonstrations that led to the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Beyond a mere narration of events, Garrow provides an in-depth look at the political strategy of King and of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He explains how King&rsquo;s awareness of media coverage of the protests&mdash;especially reports of white violence against peaceful African American protestors&mdash;would elicit sympathy for the cause and lead to dramatic legislative change. Garrow&rsquo;s analysis of these tactics and of the news reports surrounding these events provides a deeper understanding of how civil rights activists utilized a nonviolent approach to achieve success in the face of great opposition and ultimately effected monumental political change. </div>

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Protest at Selma

<div>The author of Bearing the Cross, the Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning biography of Martin Luther King Jr., exposes the government&rsquo;s massive surveillance campaign against the civil rights leader When US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy authorized a wiretap of Martin Luther King Jr.&rsquo;s phones by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he set in motion one of the most invasive surveillance operations in American history. Sparked by informant reports of King&rsquo;s alleged involvement with communists, the FBI amassed a trove of information on the civil rights leader. Their findings failed to turn up any evidence of communist influence, but they did expose sensitive aspects of King&rsquo;s personal life that the FBI went on to use in its attempts to mar his public image. Based on meticulous research into the agency&rsquo;s surveillance records, historian David Garrow illustrates how the FBI followed King&rsquo;s movements throughout the country, bugging his hotel rooms and tapping his phones wherever he went, in an obsessive quest to destroy his growing influence. Garrow uncovers the voyeurism and racism within J. Edgar Hoover&rsquo;s FBI while unmasking Hoover&rsquo;s personal desire to destroy King. The spying only intensified once King publicly denounced the Vietnam War, and the FBI continued to surveil him until his death. The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. clearly demonstrates an unprecedented abuse of power by the FBI and the government as a whole. </div>

The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.

<div>Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: The definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr. In this monumental account of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., professor and historian David Garrow traces King&rsquo;s evolution from young pastor who spearheaded the 1955&ndash;56 bus boycott of Montgomery, Alabama, to inspirational leader of America&rsquo;s civil rights movement. Based on extensive research and more than seven hundred interviews, with subjects including Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, and Coretta Scott King, Garrow paints a multidimensional portrait of a charismatic figure driven by his strong moral obligation to lead&mdash;and of the toll this calling took on his life. Bearing the Cross provides a penetrating account of King&rsquo;s spiritual development and his crucial role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, whose protest campaigns in Birmingham and Selma, Alabama, led to enactment of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. This comprehensive yet intimate study reveals the deep sense of mission King felt to serve as an unrelenting crusader against prejudice, inequality, and violence, and his willingness to sacrifice his own life on behalf of his beliefs. Written more than twenty-five years ago, Bearing the Cross remains an unparalleled examination of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the legacy of the civil rights movement. </div>

Bearing the Cross

<div>Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning author David J. Garrow&rsquo;s stirring and essential history of the politics of abortion and America&rsquo;s battle for the right to choose In 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, and more than forty years later the issue continues to spark controversy and divisiveness. But behind this historic legal case lie the battles women fought to establish their rights to use contraceptives and choose to have an abortion. Liberty and Sexuality traces these political and legal struggles in the decades leading up to Roe v. Wade&mdash;including the momentous 1965 Supreme Court ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut that established a constitutional &ldquo;right to privacy.&rdquo; Garrow personalizes the struggles by detailing the vital contributions made by dozens of crusaders who tirelessly paved the way. This expansive and substantial work also addresses the threats to sexual privacy and the legality of abortion that have risen since Roe v. Wade. With abortion still a contentious subject on the national political landscape, Liberty and Sexuality is not just a historical account of the right to choose, but an indispensable read about preserving a freedom that continues to divide America. </div>

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Liberty and Sexuality

<div>Three meticulously researched works&mdash;including Pulitzer Prize winner Bearing the Cross&mdash;spanning the life of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. This collection from professor and historian David J. Garrow provides a multidimensional and fascinating portrait of Martin Luther King Jr., and his mission to upend deeply entrenched prejudices in society, and enact legal change that would achieve equality for African Americans one hundred years after their emancipation from slavery. Bearing the Cross traces King&rsquo;s evolution from the young pastor who spearheaded the 1955&ndash;56 bus boycott in Montgomery to the inspirational leader of America&rsquo;s civil rights movement, focusing on King&rsquo;s crucial role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Garrow captures King&rsquo;s charisma, his moral obligation to lead a nonviolent crusade against racism and inequality&mdash;and the toll this calling took on his life. Garrow delves deeper into one of the civil rights movement&rsquo;s most decisive moments in Protest at Selma. These demonstrations led to the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 that, along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, remains a key aspect of King&rsquo;s legacy. Garrow analyzes King&rsquo;s political strategy and understanding of how media coverage&mdash;especially reports of white violence against peaceful African American protestors&mdash;elicited sympathy for the cause. King&rsquo;s fierce determination to overturn the status quo of racial relations antagonized FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. follows Hoover&rsquo;s personal obsession to destroy the civil rights leader. In an unprecedented abuse of governmental power, Hoover led one of the most invasive surveillance operations in American history, desperately trying to mar King&rsquo;s image. As a collection, these utterly engrossing books are a key to understanding King&rsquo;s inner life, his public persona, and his legacy, and are a testament to his impact in forcing America to confront intolerance and bigotry at a critical time in the nation&rsquo;s history. </div>

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Protest at Selma

The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bearing the Cross

Liberty and Sexuality

MLK: An American Legacy

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Books By David J. Garrow (5 Books)

Protest at Selma

The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bearing the Cross

Liberty and Sexuality

MLK: An American Legacy

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