TY - BOOK AU - King,Martin Luther TI - Why we can't wait T2 - A Mentor book SN - 0451626753 AV - E185.61 .K54 1964 U1 - 301.45196073 20 PY - 1964///] CY - New York PB - New American Library KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights KW - Rassenfrage KW - swd N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.archive.org/details/whywecantwait00king UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL24372817M ER -