Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? - Softcover

King Jr., Martin Luther

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807005711 ISBN 13: 9780807005712

Publisher: Beacon Press, 1989

Synopsis

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 technology to eradicate poverty.

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Review:

Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the greatest organic intellectuals in American history. His unique ability to connect the life of the mind to the struggle for freedom is legendary, and in this book-his last grand expression of his vision-he put forward his most prophetic challenge to powers that be and his most progressive program for the wretched of the earth.--Cornel West, professor of religion and African American studies, Princeton University, and author of Race Matters

About the Author:

Minister, civil rights leader, intellectual, social reformer, and author-Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964. He was a leading spokesman for African Americans in the civil rights movement. He was ordained and appointed as an assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He preached love, equality and nonviolence. In 1963, he led a march in Washington and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. His works include: Stride Toward Freedom (1958), Strength to Love (1963), Why We Can't Wait (1964).

About this edition

• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0807005711
• ISBN 13: 9780807005712
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 209