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Marching to the Mountaintop
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights, and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Hours | Ann Bausum
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The Sibert Honor-winning author of Freedom Riders explores how the media, politics, the Civil Rights Movement and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of Dr. King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
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When I was writing the review for L.A. Theatre Works' audio drama, "The Mountaintop," I decided to listen to the "I have been to the mountaintop" speech. Wow.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IDl84vusXos

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Full review of L.A. Theatre Works' staged reading of "The Mountaintop" (by Katori Hall; performed by Larry Powell and Aja Naomi King) at my blog:

https://dogearedcopy.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/audiobook-review-the-mountaintop/

#ArmchairAudies #AudioDrama

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In this next-to-last #Head2Head in the #ArmchairAudies #AudioDrama category, it's Doctor King vs Doctor Who! And in this round, it's "The Mountaintop" for it's straightforward, powerful message and understated production aesthetic over the razzmatazz BBC audio drama and David Tennant's mumbling. Sometimes, less is more. #AudioDrama ?

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🎧 In the second #ArmchairAudies #Head2Head contest in the #AudioDrama category, an upset! 'Alien: Out of the Shadows' is sexy; but 'The Mountaintop' has a better script, acting, and message. Substance over style wins this round! (Tagged under a book related to the subject matter of 'The Mountaintop')

Audiobookhead The alien one was great 7y
Dogearedcopy @Audiobookhead Did you see that pre-orders are being taken for the third book in the trilogy, 'River of Pain'? It's out on 4/26 😍 (edited) 7y
Audiobookhead @Dogearedcopy no I had not. Ty! 7y
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A short one-act play featuring Larry Powell as MLK, and Aja Naomi King as a motel maid - both in an imagined but powerful colloquy set on the eve of Martin Luther King's death. The play evokes rage, dismay, and incredulity, yes; but also compassion and hope. Wish I could see the play; but this is the next best thing! (Tagged under a book related to the subject matter) 🎧 #AudioDrama #ArmchairAudies

LitHousewife I've got to get a copy of this. It sounds amazing. 7y
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