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Why I am Reading "At Canaan's Edge," by Taylor Branch

Why I am Reading "At Canaan's Edge," by Taylor Branch

My first post on Branch's seminal third book on Martin Luther King, Jr, the civil rights movement, and why reading history is so important

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May 01, 2024
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This is my first post on At Canaan's Edge, Taylor Branch's book on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement.

In April, I went through John Inazu's book Learning to Disagree.

In March, I went through Mustafa Suleyman’s The Coming Wave.

In February, I went through Nick Troiano’s The Primary Solution.

In January, I went through Michael Wear’s The…

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