Format:
Book
Title:
The Martin Luther King, Jr., companion : quotations from the speeches, essays, and books of Martin Luther King, Jr. / Martin Luther King, Jr. : selected by Coretta Scott King ; introduction by Dexter King.
Author:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Call Number:
323 K585mar
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Description:
108 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Summary:
"From the dusty back roads of Montgomery, Alabama, to the legendary March on Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr., brought a stirring message of peace, equality, and justice to a divided people. He aspired only to be a Baptist minister but by the time he was tragically assassinated in 1968 at the age of thirty-nine, he had led a movement that destroyed segregation in the South, and he had won the Nobel Prize for Peace."--BOOK JACKET. "Now, a quarter century after his death, his words are as significant and moving as they were in the 1960s. Watts burns today as it did then; issues of race, justice, and human dignity are still the most critical problems facing our nation. This handsome quotation book represents the finest of the Reverend King's words; it is a classic volume compiled from his essays, lectures, and speeches by his wife, Coretta Scott King. Excerpts from his most famous speeches - "I Have a Dream" and "I've Been to the Mountaintop" - are included, as well as equally powerful but lesser known quotations. King's vision of healing and forgiveness is a timeless message that America can ill afford to ignore."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Quotations.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Quotations, maxims, etc.
Civil right movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Quotations, maxims, etc.
Other Author:
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006.
Contents:
Introduction / Dexter Scott King -- Pt. 1. Heritage. Slavery and Emancipation. Blacks and White. The African-American Mentality -- Pt. 2. The Movement. Montgomery. Birmingham. The Summer of 1963 (March on Washington) -- Pt. 3. Institutions. Churches. U.S. Presidents of His Day. U.S. Courts. Labor Unions. Schools -- Pt. 4. Philosophies. Gandhi. Communism. Liberals and Conservatives. The Principle of Nonviolence. Segregation. Justice and Injustice. Good and Evil. Christian Faith. Love and Compassion -- Pt. 5. Issues. Racism. American Minorities. Poverty. Conformity. White Backlash. Black Power. Riots. War. Vietnam -- Pt. 6. Reflections. International Cooperation. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Himself. The Future.
ISBN:
0312090633