Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65
“The American people are infected with racism—that is the peril,” King concluded. “Paradoxically, they are also infected with democratic ideals—that is the hope.”
Taylor Branch • At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68
“President Kennedy’s eloquence was designed to make men think; President Johnson’s hammer blows are designed to make men act.”