02111cam a2200337 i 4500 403891719 TxGeo 20191121120000.0 171114s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017042658 9780465055913 hbk. 0465055915 hbk. (OCoLC)1019834844 TxGeo rda Sokol, Jason. The heavens might crack : the death and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr / Jason Sokol. First edition. New York, NY : Basic Books, 2018. vii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index. "A vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King's death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure--scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present"-- Provided by publisher. 20191126. King, Martin Luther Jr 1929-1968 Assassination Public opinion. King, Martin Luther Jr 1929-1968 Influence. African Americans Social conditions. Public opinion United States. QS5