To the promised land: Martin Luther King and the fight for economic justice
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Published:
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
973.923 HON
Description
More than fifty years ago an assassin's bullet robbed us of one of the most eloquent voices for twentieth-century human rights and justice. Drawing on a new generation of scholarship about the civil rights era, To the Promised Land goes beyond the iconic view of King as an advocate of racial harmony to explore his profound commitment to the poor and working class, and his call for "nonviolent resistance" to all forms of oppression, including economic injustice. Phase one of that struggle led to the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. In phase two, King organized poor people and demonstrated for union rights, while seeking a "moral revolution" to replace the self-seeking individualism of the rich with an overriding concern for the common good. To the Promised Land asks us to think about what it would mean to truly fulfill King's legacy and move toward what he called "the Promised Land" in our own time.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Equality -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968.
Poor People's Campaign.
Right to labor -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Equality -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968.
Poor People's Campaign.
Right to labor -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780393651263, 0393651266
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Honey, M. K. (2018). To the promised land: Martin Luther King and the fight for economic justice. First edition. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Honey, Michael K.. 2018. To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Honey, Michael K., To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice. W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Honey, Michael K.. To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice. First edition. W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
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