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Why we can't wait, Martin Luther King, Jr

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Dr. King's best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963. Often applauded as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can't Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by Fred Shuttlesworth, King, and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action. King examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality. The book also includes the extraordinary "Letter from Birmingham Jail," which King wrote in April of 1963
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiii, 193 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
  • Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1964
  • Introduction by Dorothy Cotton copyright 2010
Contents
  • Introduction / Dorothy Cotton
  • 1964 Introduction by Martin Luther King
  • 1: Negro Revolution-why 1963?
  • 2: Sword that heals-- 3: Bull Connor's Birmingham
  • 4: New day in Birmingham
  • 5: Letter from Birmingham jail
  • 6: Black and white together
  • 7: Summer of our discontent
  • 8: Days to come
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index
Isbn
9780807001141
Instance
Label
Why we can't wait
Title
Why we can't wait
Statement of responsibility
Martin Luther King, Jr
Title variation
Why we cannot wait
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Dr. King's best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963. Often applauded as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can't Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by Fred Shuttlesworth, King, and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action. King examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality. The book also includes the extraordinary "Letter from Birmingham Jail," which King wrote in April of 1963
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DLC
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1929-1968
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
King, Martin Luther
Dewey number
323.1196/0730761781
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.61
LC item number
.K54 2010
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
The King Legacy
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • United States
  • Birmingham (Ala.)
Label
Why we can't wait, Martin Luther King, Jr
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1964
  • Introduction by Dorothy Cotton copyright 2010
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction / Dorothy Cotton -- 1964 Introduction by Martin Luther King -- 1: Negro Revolution-why 1963? -- 2: Sword that heals-- 3: Bull Connor's Birmingham -- 4: New day in Birmingham -- 5: Letter from Birmingham jail -- 6: Black and white together -- 7: Summer of our discontent -- 8: Days to come -- Selected bibliography -- Index
Control code
ocn609529685
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xiii, 193 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780807001141
Lccn
2010027828
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)609529685
Label
Why we can't wait, Martin Luther King, Jr
Publication
Note
  • Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1964
  • Introduction by Dorothy Cotton copyright 2010
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction / Dorothy Cotton -- 1964 Introduction by Martin Luther King -- 1: Negro Revolution-why 1963? -- 2: Sword that heals-- 3: Bull Connor's Birmingham -- 4: New day in Birmingham -- 5: Letter from Birmingham jail -- 6: Black and white together -- 7: Summer of our discontent -- 8: Days to come -- Selected bibliography -- Index
Control code
ocn609529685
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xiii, 193 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780807001141
Lccn
2010027828
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)609529685

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