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Awful Grace of God : Religious Terrorism, White Supremacy, and the Unsolved Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr by Stuart Wexler and Larry Hancock (2012, Hardcover)

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PublisherCounterpoint Press

ISBN-101582438307

ISBN-139781582438306

eBay Product ID (ePID)110996823

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Book TitleAwful Grace of God : Religious Terrorism, White Supremacy, and the Unsolved Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicDiscrimination & Race Relations, African American

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorStuart Wexler, Larry Hancock

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight20 oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN2016-439355

ReviewsPraise for The Awful Grace of God A timely study." — Kirkus A step in the [right] direction of a better understanding of a national tragedy." — Booklist, Praise for The Awful Grace of God "A timely study." -- Kirkus "A step in the [right] direction of a better understanding of a national tragedy." -- Booklist

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal364.152/4

Table Of ContentContents Foreword by Gerald K. McKnight Introduction Part I: The Conspirators Chapter 1: Targeting Martin Luther King Jr Chapter 2: Holy Cause and Devilish Disciples Chapter 3: Propaganda of the Deed Chapter 4: Inner Circles Chapter 5: Outer Rage Chapter 6: The Klan and "The Man" Chapter 7: Outside Options and Contract Killers Part II: The Accused Chapter 8: "I Wasn't in It by Myself " Chapter 9: Ray on the Run Chapter 10: Ray's Long and Winding Road Chapter 11: Ray Explores His Options Chapter 12: Ray Recruited Part III: The Crime Chapter 13: Murder in Memphis Chapter 14: Aftermath: Missed Evidence and Closing Arguments Appendix A: Loose Ends and Open Questions Appendix B: Conflicting Conspiracy Theories Notes Index Photo Section

Synopsis"The Awful Grace of God" chronicles a multi-year effort to kill Martin Luther King Jr. by a group of the nation's most violent right-wing extremists. Impeccably researched and thoroughly documented, this examines figures like Sam Bowers, head of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi, responsible for more than three hundred separate a, The Awful Grace of God chronicles a multi-year effort to kill Martin Luther King Jr. by a group of the nation's most violent right-wing extremists. Impeccably researched and thoroughly documented, this examines figures like Sam Bowers, head of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi, responsible for more than three hundred separate acts of violence in Mississippi alone; J.B. Stoner, who ran an organization that the California attorney general said was more active and dangerous than any other ultra-right organization; and Reverend Wesley Swift, a religious demagogue who inspired two generations of violent extremists. United in a holy cause to kill King, this network of racist militants were the likely culprits behind James Earl Ray and King's assassination in Memphis on April 4th, 1968. King would be their ultimate prize--a symbolic figure whose assassination could foment an apocalypse that would usher in their Kingdom of God, a racially pure white world. Hancock and Wexler have sifted through thousands of pages of declassified and never-before-released law enforcement files on the King murder, conducted dozens of interviews with figures of the period, and re-examined information from several recent cold case investigations. Their study reveals a terrorist network never before described in contemporary history. They have unearthed data that was unavailable to congressional investigators and used new data-mining techniques to extend the investigation begun by the House Select Committee on Assassinations. The Awful Grace of God offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of the King assassination and presents a roadmap for future investigation., The Awful Grace of God chronicles a multi-year effort to kill Martin Luther King Jr. by a group of the nation's most violent right-wing extremists. Impeccably researched and thoroughly documented, this examines figures like Sam Bowers, head of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi, responsible for more than three hundred separate acts of violence in Mississippi alone; J.B. Stoner, who ran an organization that the California attorney general said was "more active and dangerous than any other ultra-right organization;" and Reverend Wesley Swift, a religious demagogue who inspired two generations of violent extremists. United in a holy cause to kill King, this network of racist militants were the likely culprits behind James Earl Ray and King's assassination in Memphis on April 4th, 1968. King would be their ultimate prize--a symbolic figure whose assassination could foment an apocalypse that would usher in their Kingdom of God, a racially "pure" white world. Hancock and Wexler have sifted through thousands of pages of declassified and never-before-released law enforcement files on the King murder, conducted dozens of interviews with figures of the period, and re-examined information from several recent cold case investigations. Their study reveals a terrorist network never before described in contemporary history. They have unearthed data that was unavailable to congressional investigators and used new data-mining techniques to extend the investigation begun by the House Select Committee on Assassinations. The Awful Grace of God offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of the King assassination and presents a roadmap for future investigation.

LC Classification NumberE185.97.K5