In Waking from the Dream David L. Chappell—whose book A Stone of Hope the Atlantic Monthly called "one of the three or four most important books on the civil rights movement"— provides a sweeping history of the fight to keep the civil rights movement alive following Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. Chappell reveals that, far from coming to an abrupt end with King's death, the civil rights movement continued to work to realize King's vision of an equal society. Entering a new phase where historic victories were no longer within reach, the movement's veterans struggled to rally around common goals; and despite moments where the movement seemed to be on the verge of dissolution, it kept building coalitions, lobbying for legislation, and mobilizing activists. Chappell chronicles five key events of the movement's post-King era: the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968; the debates over unity and leadership at the National Black Political Conventions; the campaign for full-employment legislation; the establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; and Jesse Jackson's quixotic presidential campaigns. With Waking from the Dream, Chappell provides a revealing look into a seldom-studied era of civil rights history, examines King's place in American memory, and explains how a movement labored to overcome the loss of its leader.
"As a foray into still largely unexplored terrain, Chappell's book is vital." - Kirkus Reviews
"In Waking from the Dream, Chappell chronicles how the remaining leaders of the civil rights revolution and their heirs have attempted to live up to [Martin Luther] King's legacy, and to navigate this second, more anodyne phase of the fight for racial equality. [...] Along the way, he notes, they've managed to score political wins smaller in scale than the victories of the King era, but no less important." - Bookforum
"Chappell’s research is judicious, his writing is lucid, and he has produced a significant book on the post-King era." - Journal of Southern History
"Chappell combines two remarkable strengths in a historian. First, he is an excellent storyteller with the ability to translate the personalities and political intrigues of another generation into narratives that still matter." - Christian Century
"...Waking from the Dream remains a valuable addition to our understanding of the black freedom struggle in shifting social, political, and economic climates." - Journal of American History
"David L. Chappell is a leading historian of the civil rights movement, and his latest book should help solidify that stature. ... His main contribution is the interpretive sweep and boldness he brings to these topics. Chappell has already altered many historians’ thinking about the civil rights movement in its heyday, and this book’s provocative arguments may lead readers to rethink their assumptions and judgments about the civil rights movement after King, too."
- American Historical Review
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"As a foray into still largely unexplored terrain, Chappell's book is vital." - Kirkus Reviews
"In Waking from the Dream, Chappell chronicles how the remaining leaders of the civil rights revolution and their heirs have attempted to live up to [Martin Luther] King's legacy, and to navigate this second, more anodyne phase of the fight for racial equality. [...] Along the way, he notes, they've managed to score political wins smaller in scale than the victories of the King era, but no less important." - Bookforum
"Chappell’s research is judicious, his writing is lucid, and he has produced a significant book on the post-King era." - Journal of Southern History
"Chappell combines two remarkable strengths in a historian. First, he is an excellent storyteller with the ability to translate the personalities and political intrigues of another generation into narratives that still matter." - Christian Century
"...Waking from the Dream remains a valuable addition to our understanding of the black freedom struggle in shifting social, political, and economic climates." - Journal of American History
"David L. Chappell is a leading historian of the civil rights movement, and his latest book should help solidify that stature. ... His main contribution is the interpretive sweep and boldness he brings to these topics. Chappell has already altered many historians’ thinking about the civil rights movement in its heyday, and this book’s provocative arguments may lead readers to rethink their assumptions and judgments about the civil rights movement after King, too."
- American Historical Review
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