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Why we can't wait, Martin Luther King, Jr

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Why we can't wait, Martin Luther King, Jr
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Why we can't wait
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
609529685
Responsibility statement
Martin Luther King, Jr
Series statement
The King Legacy
Summary
Dr. King's best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963. Often applauded as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can't Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by Fred Shuttlesworth, King, and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action. King examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality. The book also includes the extraordinary "Letter from Birmingham Jail," which King wrote in April of 1963
Table Of Contents
Introduction / Dorothy Cotton -- 1964 Introduction by Martin Luther King -- 1: Negro Revolution-why 1963? -- 2: Sword that heals-- 3: Bull Connor's Birmingham -- 4: New day in Birmingham -- 5: Letter from Birmingham jail -- 6: Black and white together -- 7: Summer of our discontent -- 8: Days to come -- Selected bibliography -- Index
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