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Title: The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Birth of a New Age: December 1955-December 1956 (Papers of Martin Luther King, Vol. 3) by Martin Luther, Jr. King, Clayborne Carson ISBN: 0-520-07952-3 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: February, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another book on MLK? Yes -- and perhaps the best one yet
Comment: I reviewed this volume for the Southern Communication Journal and found it to be one of the most comprehensive historical compilations to address the American Civil Rights movement. Kudos to Carson for undertaking such an ambitious project. In an age of sensationalism and revisionist histories, Carson and the rest of the King Papers Project have shown that accurate documentation, rather than speculation, yields priceless insight into King and the Montgomery bus protest, a key event in the American Civil Rights movement.
This volume combines letters (to and from King), speeches, newspaper articles, and other texts to illustrate the King's depth. We see his religious upbringing, as evidenced in the influences of Ghandi and Christianity; his talent as a minister and an administrator, suggested by the National Baptist Convention's invitation to serve them as their president; and his intellectual aptitudes, shown in the strategy he employed in the Montgomery protest. His decision to move toward incremental change (with full equality as a long-term end) is a major reason why the Montgomery movement succeeded. Had he opted for an all-or-nothing, now-or-never approach, he would have encountered greater resistance, and the movement might have ended while achieving little or no progress. Instead, he lobbied for minor changes in an effort to gain momentum for the larger movement -- an approach dismissed by more radical members of the African-American community. For its insights into King the preacher, King the scholar, King the strategic activist, this text is a valuable addition to the legacy of arguably the most influential American of the last century -- and likely the most influential one never to serve as U.S. President.
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Title: The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Called to Serve, January 1929-June 1951 (Papers of Martin Luther King) by Clayborne Carson, Ralph E. Luker, Penny A Russell, Martin Luther, Jr. King ISBN: 0520079507 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: February, 1992 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision by Barbara Ransby ISBN: 0807827789 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: A Call to Conscience: Mlk Unabridged by K. Clayborne/Shepard Carson ISBN: 1586210467 Publisher: Warner Adult Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $42.98 |
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Title: A Testament of Hope : The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King ISBN: 0060646918 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 07 December, 1990 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George M. Marsden ISBN: 0300096933 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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