Gospel of freedom : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation / Jonathan Rieder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rieder, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Letter from Birmingham Jail.

King, Martin Luther.

Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham.

African Americans.

Civil disobedience.

History.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations.

Birmingham (Ala.).

Civil disobedience--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century.

Nonviolence.

Alabama--Birmingham.

Physical Description:

xviii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.

Summary:

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:

Introduction : The cry for justice

The prelude. Prisoner: This is blasphemy ; Not enough Negroes are ready to die in Birmingham ; Traitors to their race ; Meet me in Galilee

The letter. Diplomat: My dear fellow clergymen ; The word "wait" rings in the ear of every Negro ; Everything the Nazis did was legal

Prophet: I am an extremist ; What kind of people worship here? ; Abused and scorned though we may be

The aftermath. Street fighter: Now is the time ; A child shall lead them ; Free at last? ; What killed these four girls?

Epilogue : Words spoken to mankind

Acknowledgements

Appendix : The text of the "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-207) and index.

ISBN:

9781620400586

1620400588

OCLC:

821067011