Why We Can't Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King - ISBN: 9780807001127
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Often applauded as King’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. The text also includes the extraordinary “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” which King wrote in April of 1963.

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    208 pages

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    1 September 2018

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Summary

King’s bestselling and timeless account of African American activism in the spring and summer of 1963 in BirminghamIncluding his extraordinary piece of protest writing, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to loc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780807001127
ISBN-10:0807001120
Author:Dr. Martin Luther King, Dorothy Cotton
Publisher:Beacon Press
Imprint:Beacon Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:1 September 2018
Weight:249g
Dimensions:215mm x 139mm x 14mm
Series:King Legacy
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Critics Review

“No child should graduate from high school without having read this book. In telling the story of the third American Revolution, it is as integral to American history as the Declaration of Independence.”—Jesse Jackson

About The Author

Dr. Martin Luther King

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, includingStride Toward Freedom- The Montgomery Story(Beacon / 0069-4 / \(14.00 pb), Where Do We Go from Here- Chaos or Community?(Beacon / 0067-0 / \)14.00 pb),andThe Trumpet of Conscience(Beacon / 0071-7 / $22.00 hc).His speeches, sermons, and writings are inspirational and timeless. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.Dorothy Cotton was the education director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked closely with Dr. King on teaching nonviolence and citizenship education.Clayborne Carson, general editorial advisor to the King Legacy, is the founding director of the King Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.

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