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Parting the Waters

TAYLOR BRANCH

1988. Hardback book.

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

He called it a beautifully written and comprehensive biography of Martin Luther King, offering inspiration for oppressed peoples.

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The second book that I really have been reading ... Taylor Branch's Parting the Waters about Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. The book is beautifully written and very comprehensive, b...

— Episode: Watching the Protests From Israel

Episode: Watching the Protests From Israel

He called it a beautifully written and comprehensive biography of Martin Luther King, offering inspiration for oppressed peoples.

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The second book that I really have been reading ... Taylor Branch's Parting the Waters about Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. The book is beautifully written and very comprehensive, but what Martin Luther King brings us is the best of what happened in the post-war era.

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

The speakers highly recommend the book series called "The Parting of the Waters" as it provided a historical perspective on the Civil Rights movement.

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There's a great series of books called The Parting of the Waters. Three series I highly recommend people read it.

— Episode: 4/30/24: Young Voters Abandon Biden Over...

Episode: 4/30/24: Young Voters Abandon Biden Over Israel, B...

The speakers highly recommend the book series called "The Parting of the Waters" as it provided a historical perspective on the Civil Rights movement.

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There's a great series of books called The Parting of the Waters. Three series I highly recommend people read it.

A misreading of history is to think that Martin Luther King Jr. and the Selma, Alabama, March is the only thing that mattered.

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