Biography: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of the nonviolent civil rights movement, was among the twentieth century's most influential figures. One of the greatest orators in U.S. history, King is the author of several books, including Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, The Trumpet of Conscience, Why We Can't Wait, and Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? His speeches, sermons, and writings are inspirational and timeless. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.
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"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice is an unprecedented and timely collection that captures the global vision of Dr. King—in his own words.
A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings is the classic collection of sixteen sermons preached and compiled by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings is the classic collection of sixteen sermons preached and compiled by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The classic story of nonviolent resistance in America-the Montgomery bus boycott-written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Martin Luther King's early words return to us today with enormous power, as profoundly true, as wise and inspiring now as when he wrote them fifty years ago."
—Howard Zinn
The classic story of nonviolent resistance in America-the Montgomery bus boycott-written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Martin Luther King's early words return to us today with enormous power, as profoundly true, as wise and inspiring now as when he wrote them fifty years ago."
—Howard Zinn
In November and December 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered five lectures for the renowned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Massey Lecture Series. The collection was immediately released by the CBC under the title Conscience for Change, but after King's assassination in 1968, the book was republished by Harper & Row as The Trumpet of Conscience. Each oration found here encompasses a distinct theme and speaks prophetically to today's perils, addressing issues of racial equality, conscience and war, the mobilization of young people, and nonviolence.
The last book written by King—his final reflections after a decade of civil rights struggles
“Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the greatest organic intellectuals in American history. His unique ability to connect the life of the mind to the struggle for freedom is legendary, and in this book—his last grand expression of his vision—he put forward his most prophetic challenge to powers that be and his most progressive program for the wretched of the earth.”
—Cornel West, professor of religion and African American studies, Princeton University, and author of Race Matters
The last book written by King—his final reflections after a decade of civil rights struggles
“Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the greatest organic intellectuals in American history. His unique ability to connect the life of the mind to the struggle for freedom is legendary, and in this book—his last grand expression of his vision—he put forward his most prophetic challenge to powers that be and his most progressive program for the wretched of the earth.”
—Cornel West, professor of religion and African American studies, Princeton University, and author of Race Matters
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