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Gospel of freedom Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation

Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" --illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights.

Main Author: Rieder, Jonathan.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968. > Letter from Birmingham jail.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Birmingham.
Civil disobedience > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Nonviolence.
Birmingham (Ala.) > Race relations.
Summary: Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" --illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights.
Physical Description: xviii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781620400586
1620400588
Author Notes: Jonathan Rieder is professor of sociology at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is the author of The Word of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr . and Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism . He has been a regular commentator on TV and radio, a contributor to the New York Times Book Review , and a contributing editor for the New Republic .

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