A America in the wake of the King assassination

A few hours after Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at a Memphis motel, violent mobs had looted and burned several blocks of Washington a few miles north of the White House, centered around the U Street commercial district. Quick action by D.C. police quelled the violence, but shortly be...

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Huvudupphovsman: Risen, Clay
Övriga upphovsmän: Clay Risen
Språk:Undetermined
English
Publicerad: Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons 2009
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Sammanfattning:A few hours after Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at a Memphis motel, violent mobs had looted and burned several blocks of Washington a few miles north of the White House, centered around the U Street commercial district. Quick action by D.C. police quelled the violence, but shortly before noon the next day, looting and arson broke out anew -- not just along U Street, but in two other commercial districts as well
Fysisk beskrivning:xii, 292 p.
24 cm
ISBN:0470177101
9780470177105