Authors: Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson
ISBN-13: 9780446676502, ISBN-10: 0446676500
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: January 2001
Edition: Reprint
He was a husband, a father, a preacher-and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform America and the world. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the twentieth century"s most influential men and lived one of its most extraordinary lives. Now, in a special volume commissioned and authorized by his family, here is the life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr., drawn from a comprehensive collection of writings, recordings, and documentary materials, many of which have never before been made public.
Written in his own words, this history-making autobiography is Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who chafed under and eventually rebelled against segregation; the dedicated young minister who continually questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom; the loving husband and father who sought to balance his family"s needs with those of a growing, nationwide movement...
. . .Mis-titled but otherwise worthy compilation of Kind's autobiographical writings and statements.
Editor's Preface | ||
1 | Early Years | 1 |
2 | Morehouse College | 13 |
3 | Crozer Seminary | 17 |
4 | Boston University | 30 |
5 | Coretta | 34 |
6 | Dexter Avenue Baptist Church | 40 |
7 | Montgomery Movement Begins | 50 |
8 | The Violence of Desperate Men | 63 |
9 | Desegregation at Last | 83 |
10 | The Expanding Struggle | 100 |
11 | Birth of a New Nation | 111 |
12 | Brush with Death | 117 |
13 | Pilgrimage to Nonviolence | 121 |
14 | The Sit-In Movement | 135 |
15 | Atlanta Arrest and Presidential Politics | 142 |
16 | The Albany Movement | 151 |
17 | The Birmingham Campaign | 170 |
18 | Letter from Birmingham Jail | 187 |
19 | Freedom Now! | 205 |
20 | March on Washington | 218 |
21 | Death of Illusions | 229 |
22 | St. Augustine | 239 |
23 | The Mississippi Challenge | 246 |
24 | The Nobel Peace Prize | 255 |
25 | Malcolm X | 265 |
26 | Selma | 270 |
27 | Watts | 290 |
28 | Chicago Campaign | 297 |
29 | Black Power | 314 |
30 | Beyond Vietnam | 333 |
31 | The Poor People's Campaign | 346 |
32 | Unfulfilled Dreams | 356 |
Editor's Acknowledgments | 367 | |
Source Notes | 371 | |
Index | 391 |