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Gospel of freedom : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation
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Gospel of freedom : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation / Jonathan Rieder.
ISBN
9781620400586
1620400588
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.
Physical Description
xviii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Summary
Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" --illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 30, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-207) and index.
Contents
Introduction : The cry for justice
The prelude. Prisoner: This is blasphemy ; Not enough Negroes are ready to die in Birmingham ; Traitors to their race ; Meet me in Galilee
The letter. Diplomat: My dear fellow clergymen ; The word "wait" rings in the ear of every Negro ; Everything the Nazis did was legal
Prophet: I am an extremist ; What kind of people worship here? ; Abused and scorned though we may be
The aftermath. Street fighter: Now is the time ; A child shall lead them ; Free at last? ; What killed these four girls?
Epilogue : Words spoken to mankind
Acknowledgements
Appendix : The text of the "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
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