Contributions

  • Jackson, Jesse, 1941- - Contributor
  • Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress) - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Signet Classic, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

41,500 words, Guess

Page Count

166 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCCPB Box no. 1758 vol. 8
  • LCCE185.61 .K54 2000
  • LCCE185.61 .K56 2000

Description

In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Civil Rights movement and demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action with this letter from Birmingham Jail. Why We Can't Wait recounts not only the Birmingham campaign, but also examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality for African Americans. Dr. King's eloquent analysis of these events propelled the Civil Rights movement from lunch counter sit-ins and prayer marches to the forefront of the American consciousness.

First Sentence

copies of Stride Toward Freedom, my book about the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56. As I signed my name to a page, I felt something sharp plunge force into my chest.

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