The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Second Edition

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Second Edition

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Second Edition

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Second Edition

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Overview

Created as a living memorial to the philosophies and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this essential volume includes more than 120 quotations from the greatest civil rights leader's speeches, sermons, and writings.

Selected and introduced by Coretta Scott King, The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. helps keep the dream alive by focusing on seven areas of the Nobel Peace Prize winner's concern: the community of man, racism, civil rights, justice and freedom, faith and religion, nonviolence, and peace.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781557044501
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 03/22/2001
Series: Newmarket Words Of Series
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 4.12(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Coretta Scott King is a president of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia—an organization with the purpose of fostering social change through the nonviolent methods Dr. King advocated. Always closely involved with her husband's work, she continues to devote herself to human and civil rights. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction7
The Community of Man15
Racism27
Civil Rights35
Justice and Freedom49
Faith and Religion61
Nonviolence69
Peace81
"I've Been to the Mountain Top" Excerpt from the speech given April 3, 196893
"I Have a Dream" Excerpt from the speech given August 28, 196395
Proclamation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by the President of the United States99
Chronology105
Sources119
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