King: a life

Prologue --

Part I. The Kings of Stockbridge ; Martin Luther ; Sweet Auburn ; "Black America still wears chains" ; The open curtain ; "A sense of responsibility" ; The seminarian ; "Madly, madly in love" ; The match ; The dynamic force ; Plagiarism and poetry ; Gideon's army ; "A precipitating factor" ; "My soul is free" ; "We ain't rabbit no more" ; A warning --

Part II. Alabama's Moses ; "I'm glad you didn't sneeze" ; The pilgrimage ; Leaving Montgomery ; "Kennedy to the rescue!" ; The new Emancipation Proclamation ; Temptation and surveillance ; "The stuff is just in 'em" ; Birmingham jail --

Part III. The dream, part one ; The dream, part two ; "The most dangerous negro" ; Man of the year ; A law observance problem ; The prize ; The director ; A new sense of "some-bodiness" ; Crowbar ; Selma ; "The true meaning of my work" ; "A shining moment" ; Burning ; Beware the day ; Chicago ; Black Power ; "I hope King gets it" ; "Not an easy time for me" ; A revolution of values ; Please come to Memphis --

Epilogue.

The early years

The movement begins

The movement expands

Demands on Washington

The fight for voting rights

Uprisings and war

Poverty and promise.