Authors:Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King,
Publisher: Newmarket Press
Keywords: king, luther, martin, words
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2001-04-15
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 1557044503
ISBN-13: 9781557044501

Back in print in this handy pocket paperback format, ideal for Martin Luther King’s Birthday (January 15) and Black History Month. (February). Over 200,000 copies sold--this perennial classic belongs in every home, school and library. This timeless volume includes highlights from the legendary civil rights leader’s speeches, sermons and writings, selected by his wife, who contributes an impressive introduction on Dr. King’s life and legacy. The 120 quotations focus on: The Community of Man, Racism, Civil Rights, Justice and Freedom, Faith and Religion, Nonviolence, and Peace.

Author: Martin Luther King Jr.
Publisher: University of California Pre
Keywords: serve, january, june, called, volume, martin, luther, king, papers
Number of Pages: 507
Published: 1992-01-09
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0520079507
ISBN-13: 9780520079502

The first volume of a chronologically arranged collection of Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings contains an introductory, biographical essay as well as annotated letters and documents that depict the origins of the leader’s social consciousness.

Author: Martin Luther King Jr
Publisher: Fortress Pre
Keywords: love, strength
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2010-01-10
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0800697405
ISBN-13: 9780800697402

"If there is one book Martin Luther King, Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives, it is Strength to Love." So wrote Coretta Scott King. She continued: "I believe it is because this book best explains the central element of Martin Luther King, Jr.’ s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine, loving presence that binds all life. That insight, luminously conveyed in this classic text, here presented in a new and attractive edition, hints at the personal transformation at the root of social justice: " By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tappin

Author: Martin Luther King Jr.
Publisher: Beacon Pre
Keywords: king, legacy, story, montgomery, freedom, stride
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2010-01-01
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0807000698
ISBN-13: 9780807000694

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolence resistance in America is comprehensive, revelatory, and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of fifty thousand Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own human worth.’’ It traces the phenomenal journey of a community, and shows how the twenty-eight-year-old Dr. King, with his conviction for equality and nonviolence, helped transformed the na

Author: Martin Luther King Jr.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: legacy, king, community, chaos
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2010-01-01
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0807000671
ISBN-13: 9780807000670

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America’s future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind—for the first time—has the resources and technolo

Author: Jr., Dr. Martin Luther King
Publisher: Signet Classics
Keywords: classics, signet, wait
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0451527534
ISBN-13: 9780451527530

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. 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. With a special new afterw

Author: Martin Luther King Jr.
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: december, birth, new, iii, volume, martin, luther, king, papers
Number of Pages: 598
Published: 1997-02-27
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0520079523
ISBN-13: 9780520079526

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ideashis call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American societyare as vital and timely as ever. The wealth of his writings, both published and unpublished, is now preserved in this authoritative, chronologically arranged multi-volume edition. Volume III chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956 and Dr. King’s emergence as a public figure who attracted international attention. Included is the galvanizing speech he gave on t