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© 2016 by Rev. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Barber, William J., II, author. | Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan, author.
The third reconstruction : Moral Mondays, fusion politics, and the
rise of a new justice movement / the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II
with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8070-8360-4 (hardback) | ISBN 978-0-8070-8362-8 (ebook)
1. Barber, William J., II. 2. African American civil rights workers—North Carolina—
Biography. 3. Civil rights movements—United States. 4. Civil rights—Religious
aspects—Christianity. 5. Christianity and politics—United States.
BR516.B337 2016 277.3/083—dc23