Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Militant Nonviolence
In this exemplary work of scholarly synthesis the author traces the course of events from the emergence of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national black spokesman during the Montgomery bus boycott to his radical critique of American society and foreign policy during the last years of his life. He also provides the first in-depth analysis of King's famous Letter from Birmingham Jail - a manifesto of the American civil rights movement and an eloquent defence of non-violent protest.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Militant Nonviolence
In this exemplary work of scholarly synthesis the author traces the course of events from the emergence of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national black spokesman during the Montgomery bus boycott to his radical critique of American society and foreign policy during the last years of his life. He also provides the first in-depth analysis of King's famous Letter from Birmingham Jail - a manifesto of the American civil rights movement and an eloquent defence of non-violent protest.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Militant Nonviolence

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Militant Nonviolence

by Shailaja Rao Puppala
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Militant Nonviolence

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Militant Nonviolence

by Shailaja Rao Puppala

Hardcover(1988)

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In this exemplary work of scholarly synthesis the author traces the course of events from the emergence of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national black spokesman during the Montgomery bus boycott to his radical critique of American society and foreign policy during the last years of his life. He also provides the first in-depth analysis of King's famous Letter from Birmingham Jail - a manifesto of the American civil rights movement and an eloquent defence of non-violent protest.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780333397985
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 11/09/1988
Edition description: 1988
Pages: 238
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.69(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction to the Paperback Edition - Montgomery: Walking City: 1955-56 - Nonviolence Spreads in the South, 1957-61 - The Lessons of Albany, Georgia, 1961-62 - Birmingham and the March on Washington, 1963 - Interlude: King's Letter to America - The Struggle Continues, 1964 - Selma and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Interlude: The Paradox of Nonviolence - A New Direction: Chicago, 1966 - King Takes a Radical Stand, 1967-68 - Epilogue - Notes - Bibliography - Index
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