At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-1968
Taylor Branch
King and his movement stand at the zenith of America's defining story, one decade into an epic struggle for the promises of democracy. Branch opens with the authorities' violent suppression of a voting-rights march in Alabama on March 7, 1965.
Award History
2 wins · 5 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F. Kennedy Book Award | 2007 | Co-winner | Official source |
| Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize: Nonfiction | 2006 | Winner | Secondary source |
| National Book Award for NonfictionMajor | 2006 | Finalist | Secondary source |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor | 2006 | Finalist | Secondary source |
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History | 2006 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
None extracted with sufficient confidence.
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- King60%
02 Central places
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- Alabama55%
03 Suggested argument
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The authorities’ violent suppression of a 1965 Alabama voting-rights march exemplifies the struggle over democracy’s promises that frames America’s defining story in the King years.
Model confidence 42%
04 Reading orientation
35 / 100 academicSerious trade
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 52%.