Prologue: Two concepts of freedom -- Prophets rising, 1955-1956 -- Declarations of independence, 1957-1958 -- Acts of conscience, 1959-1961 -- Americans : lost and found, 1961-1962 -- Crucible, 1963 -- Men of the year, 1964 : I -- Judgments, 1964 : II -- Epilogue: The most dangerous men in America

"In 'One man's freedom,' Nicholas Buccola reveals the fascinating, untold story of how Barry Goldwater and Martin Luther King Jr. became powerful symbols of two opposing visions of American freedom. Through a gripping blend of biography and history, Buccola traces their parallel rise during the 1950s and 1960s--King leading a movement for racial and social justice, Goldwater championing individual liberty and limited government. Though they never met, their ideas collided in a fierce public debate over what 'freedom' should mean in America. Their clash shaped the nation's political divide then--and continues to echo through American politics today"--Adapted from publisher's description