B I B L I O N - A C H R I S T I A N B OO K P U B L I C AT I O N
Fo l l ow i n g t h e M o n t g o m e r y
movement is the Sit-in movement
of the 1960’s, a galvanizing rally of
black students that spread throughout
southern schools and townships of the
US, consisting of occupying cafeterias
and other public places, and which
gave America a brilliant example of
disciplined, non-violent action worthy
of opposing the segregation system of
that time.
Throughout more than 400 pages,
the book describes meticulously the
most remarkable events in the process
of the African-American fight for civil
rights under Rev. King’s selfless leader-
ship, based on true, original texts and
content. There’s the narration of the
Birmingham and Chicago campaigns,
of the Washington and Selma mar-
ches, of his involvement with Malcolm
X and the Black Power movement,
of his talks with American heads of
state – Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon;
several episodes of his numerous times
in prison; accounts of his family life,
which was crucial for his motivation.
Even the full length of his ultimate
speech in Memphis, the day before his
murder, is included in this work.
“Longevity has its place. But I'm
not concerned about that now. I just
want to do God's will. And He's al-
lowed me to go up to the mountain.
And I've looked over. And I've seen the
Promised Land. I may not get there
with you. But I want you to know
tonight, that we, as a people, will get
to the Promised Land!”
a remarkable work
As Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Archive Director, Clayborne Carson is an expert
in terms of the gigantic amount of documents that comprise his collection. Na-
turally, Carson was invited by King’s heirs to compile the reverend’s invaluable
legacy of letters, messages and journals into a book, including recordings and
pictures from his sermons and public speeches.
Thousands of documents and records have been read, heard and viewed,
and later stringed in a chronologic, historical and factually coherent narrative in
the first person, thus adding to this “autobiography” a very unique identification
of a very unique world figure.
More than an MLK autobiography, this work is a long and well-established
unraveling of the historical events in the racial liberation achieved by black
Americans.
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