Gospel of Freedom
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: xviii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" --illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights.
Contents:
The cry for justice -- The prelude -- The prisoner -- The letter -- The diplomat -- The prophet -- Aftermath -- The street fighter.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
Civil disobedience -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
Nonviolence.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
Civil disobedience -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
Nonviolence.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations.
ISBN:
9781620400586
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Civil Rights Rie | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references.