This paperback reissue of a classic not only examines King\'s Birmingham campaign for civil rights, but the history of the struggle and the tasks that aWait future generations fighting for equality.
Jackson, Sr..
Includes photographs and an Afterword by Reverend Jesse L.
Now, more than ever, it is an enduring testament to the wise and courageous vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Since its publication in the 1960s, Why We Can\'t Wait has become an indisputable classic.
King offers an eloquent and penetrating analysis of the events and pressures that propelled the Civil Rights movement from lunch counter sit-ins and prayer marches to the forefront of American consciousness.
Above all, Dr.
King recounts the story of Birmingham in vivid detail, tracing the history of the struggle for civil rights back to its beginnings three centuries ago and looKing to the future, assessing the work to be done beyond Birmingham to bring about full equality for African Americans.
In this remarkable book--winner of the Nobel Peace Prize--Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights movement on the segregated streets of Birmingham demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action.
The campaign launched by Dr.
In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States.
There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.
Martin Luther King\'s classic exploration of the events and forces behind the Civil Rights Movement--including his Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963.
Reissue.
Jesse Jackson.
New Afterword by Rev.
This paperback reissue of a classic not only examines King\'s Birmingham campaign for civil rights, but the history of the struggle and the tasks that aWait future generations fighting for equality
