Parting the Waters
... Parting the Waters: America in the King Years1954-1963. ... Parting the Waters focuses on King as the head of the civil rights movement. ... A quote by Diane Nash used at the end of Bearing the Cross is what makes this book different from Branch’s perspective in Parting the Waters; “If people think that it was MLK’s movement, then today the young people are more likely to say, ‘Gosh, I wish we had a MLK here today to lead us…’ If people knew how the movement started, then the question would be: ‘What can I do? ... Parting the Waters is one book in a trilogy about MLK written by Branch. ... The size of Parting the Waters can be intimidating, but if you are truly interested in the life of MLK, as I am, the thickness loses its importance.