Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963 by Taylor Branch is a historical book dedicated to educating individuals on the civil rights movement during 1954 through 1963. This book majorly highlights Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the movement, as well as his life rooting back to his childhood. Branch is able to clearly depict the struggles that African American people faced during this ear of oppression and segregation.
Taylor Branch is an American author and historian who became famous due to his award winning trilogy of books that reviewed the life and fight of Martin Luther King Jr. Parting the waters is the first of three books that were written by Branch. The two other books included in the trilogy are: Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-1956 and At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years 1965-1968. Taylor Branch has first-hand knowledge of the degree of
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African Americas were severely limited and punished just for the color of their skin. Taylor Branch captured the struggle of segregation and what it took to overcome it. He wrote about the things Martin Luther King did for this country and equality through race. “Rightly or wrongly, most attention has fallen on Martin Luther King Jr…Branches ideas were that King is the best and most important metaphor for the movement, but I disagree” (King). This peer reviewed article thinks that Branch should not have us Martin Luther King as a prime example for the equality movement, but I beg to differ. I believe that Martin Luther King was a perfect example and he really did do a lot for the stance of racial equality and ending segregation.
Works Cited
Branch, Taylor. Parting the Waters: America in the King Years. Simon & Schuster , 1988. Print.
King, Richard H. "Reviewed Work: Parting the Waters: America in the King Years." June 1990. The Journal of American History. 28 April