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Gospel of freedom [electronic resource] : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation

By Rieder, Jonathan.
OverDrive, Inc.

Published 2013. by Bloomsbury Press, New York, NY

ISBN 9781620400609

Bib Id 1289527

Edition 1st U.S. ed.

Description 1 online resource (xviii, 218 p.) : ill.

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ISBN

9781620400609 (eBook, Kindle,OD READ,EPUB)

Author

Rieder, Jonathan.

Title

Gospel of freedom [electronic resource] : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation

Edition

1st U.S. ed.

Description

1 online resource (xviii, 218 p.) : ill.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [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."

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.

Subject

Civil rights movements--Alabama Birmingham--History--20th century.

African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama Birmingham.

Civil disobedience--Alabama Birmingham--History--20th century.

Nonviolence.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations.

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OverDrive, Inc.

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Electronic Access