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Last edited by MARC Bot January 13, 2025 | History Edit An edition of Why We Can't Wait (1963) Why we can't wait

by Martin Luther King Jr. and J.D. Jackson

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In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Civil Rights movement and demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action with this letter from Birmingham Jail. Why We Can't Wait recounts not only the Birmingham campaign, but also examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality for African Americans. Dr. King's eloquent analysis of these events propelled the Civil Rights movement from lunch counter sit-ins and prayer marches to the forefront of the American consciousness.

Read more ▾ Read less ▲ Publish Date 1964 Publisher New American Library Language English Pages 159

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Noirs américains, Civil rights, African Americans, Droits, Rassenfrage, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, American History, History, Droits de l'homme, Noirs, Blacks, Afro-Americans, Politique et gouvernement, African americans, civil rights, United states, race relations, Birmingham (ala.), race relations, Race relations, Civil rights movements, united states, United states, social conditions, 1960-

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The Negro revolution, why 1963? The sword that heals Bull Connor's Birmingham New day in Birmingham Letter from Birmingham jail Black and White together The summer of our discontent The days to come. Read more ▾ Read less ▲

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Published in New York Series A Mentor book

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Dewey Decimal Class 301.45196073 Library of Congress E185.61 .K54 1964

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Pagination xi, 159 p. Number of pages 159

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Open Library OL24372817M Internet Archive whywecantwait00king ISBN 10 0451626753 ISBN 13 9780451626752 OCLC/WorldCat 958495

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