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Dangerous friendship : Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy brothers / / Ben Kamin



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Autore: Kamin Ben Visualizza persona
Titolo: Dangerous friendship : Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy brothers / / Ben Kamin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
Disciplina: 323.092/2
Soggetto topico: African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century
Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century
Communists - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1961-1963
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cousin Stanley -- A walk in the Rose Garden -- From far Rockaway to Montgomery -- The Communist -- In friendship -- Harry Belafonte, Janet Levison, and a totally different "Kennedy" -- A stabbing in Harlem -- Stanley knew better -- Senator Kennedy is calling -- Martin, Stanley, and Clarence -- I am not now and have never been a member of the Communist Party -- I have a dream today -- The same thing is going to happen to me -- Lyndon Johnson, ping-pong, and Bobby's transformation -- Selma, Vietnam, and the gathering shadows -- Bobby prays in Indianapolis; Stanley weeps in Atlanta -- Afterword: negroes will not return to passivity.
Sommario/riassunto: The product of long-concealed FBI surveillance documents, Dangerous Friendship chronicles a history of Martin Luther King Jr. that the government kept secret from the public for years. The book reveals the story of Stanley Levison, a well-known figure in the Communist Party-USA, who became one of King's closest friends and, effectively, his most trusted adviser. Levison, a Jewish attorney and businessman, became King's pro bono ghostwriter, accountant, fundraiser, and legal adviser. This friendship, however, created many complications for both men. Because of Levison's former ties to the Comm
Altri titoli varianti: Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy brothers
Titolo autorizzato: Dangerous friendship  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62895-004-8
1-60917-416-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910464398003321
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