Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

by Martin Luther King Jr.

Overview

This volume is the powerful final book by Dr. Martin Luther King and his reflections after a decade of civil rights struggles—part of Dr. King’s archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.

In 1967 during a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sought new perspectives while on a respite in Jamaica, where he labored over his final manuscript.

Here, in a prophetic work previously unavailable for over ten years, King addresses internal tensions within the movement and external resistance to racial justice, urging unity through collaboration and a shared vision. He emphasizes the importance of driving change, offers guidance on wielding rage constructively, and calls for a commitment to justice, peace, and humanity.

With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King’s words will inspire readers to make the important choice between destruction through chaos or peace through community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063476417
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/06/2026
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), civil rights leader and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, inspired and sustained the struggle for freedom, nonviolence, interracial brotherhood, and social justice.

Table of Contents

Introduction Vincent Harding ix

Foreword Coretta Scott King xxiii

I Where Are We? 1

II Black Power 23

III Racism and the White Backlash 71

IV The Dilemma of Negro Americans 109

V Where We Are Going 143

VI The World House 177

Appendix: Programs and Prospects 203

Notes 215

Index 217

Editorial Reviews

Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the greatest organic intellectuals in American history. His unique ability to connect the life of the mind to the struggle for freedom is legendary, and in this book-his last grand expression of his vision-he put forward his most prophetic challenge to powers that be and his most progressive program for the wretched of the earth.—Cornel West, professor of religion and African American studies, Princeton University, and author of Race Matters

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