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

by Martin Luther King III, Coretta Scott King

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

	Introduction	7
	The Community of Man	15
	Racism	27
	Civil Rights	35
	Justice and Freedom	49
	Faith and Religion	61
	Nonviolence	69
	Peace	81
	"I've Been to the Mountain Top" Excerpt from the speech given April 3, 1968	93
	"I Have a Dream" Excerpt from the speech given August 28, 1963	95
	Proclamation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by the President of the United States	99
	Chronology	105
	Sources	119

Editorial Reviews

"A valuable book." —The New York Times

"This book celebrates King's wisdom and is relevant today as it was during his lifetime." —Ebony Man

"This volume of quotations is thoughtful, intelligently provocative…" —Malcolm Boyd, Los Angeles Times

From the Publisher

From King's speeches and writings, here are more than 120 quotations on the community of man, racism, civil rights, justice and freedom, faith and religion, nonviolence, and peace.

bn.com

This book celebrates King's wisdom and is relevant today as it was during his lifetime.

Ebony Man

A valuable book.

New York Times

This volume of quotations is thoughtful, intelligently provocative... —Los Angeles Times

Malcolm Boyd