Book Description
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. 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.

With a special new afterword by The Reverend Jesse Jackson.

FROM OUR EDITORS

Now, King stands resolutely in the public's mind, a moral force for the ages. Back in the day, his call to justice was a thorny issue. This book caused a stir when originally published, challenging leaders of white and black America to act. For King, the experiences in Birmingham were a crucible for the nation.

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