Why We Can't Wait (Signet Classics)
by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Author: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Afterword: Jesse Jackson
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-01-01
ISBN: 0451527534
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Signet Classics
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- ISBN13: 9780451527530
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Non-Violent Direct Action
Summary: 5 Stars
I am greatly impressed with the words that Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1929-68) wrote in this report of the civil rights movement during the campaign of 1963. "Why We Can't Wait" is a handbook for Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA). Dr King, as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) exemplifies the power of organised religion when it addresses social ills. Most of religion is too other-worldly to be any earthly good. Dr King laments his disappointment at hearing ministers say, "those are social issues with which the gospel has no real concern." Fortunately, for all of us, Dr King led his ministry in a different direction. This book is an outline for understanding the practice of NVDA. Dr King begins by explaining that the Negro Revolution of 1963 was sparked by factors which included (a) slow pace of school desegregation (b) disappointment with US political system (c) the success of minorities around the globe to attain political power and (d) 100 years had passed since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation without any profound affect. Dr King then reports on the entire campaign of desegregation as it was staged in one of the most segregated cities of the US. The second and more important theme, from my point of view, of this book is why this revolution took place in cities such as Birmingham, Alabama within the context of NVDA. Dr King credits the power of the church to focus the energy of a frustrated, angry and resentful people as the reason for the success of NVDA. Dr King reports that "every volunteer was required to sign a commitment card that read" as its first of 10 commandments : "MEDITATE daily on the teachings and life of Jesus." In addition to the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr, it was ministers who were leading the people. Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the leaders of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights; Reverend James Lawson, expelled from Vanderbilt University for civi-rights work; Reverend James Bevel, an experienced leader of many campaigns; Reverend Bernard Lee, leader of the student movement at Alabama State College; Reveren Andrew Young, and many more religious leaders who rolled up their sleeves and joined the fight. Regretably, not all leaders of organised religion joined in, and "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is Dr King's response. If you are interested in NVDA and the positive role which organised religion can play in social change, this book will be interesting to you.
Summary of Why We Can't Wait (Signet Classics)
In this account of the struggle for civil rights in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, and assessment of the work ahead to bring about full equality for African Americans, Dr. King offers an analysis of the events that propelled the Civil Rights movement to the forefront of American consciousness. Why We Can't Wait is an enduring testament to the wise and courageous vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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