Research Catalog

Title

Where do we go from here : chaos or community? / Martin Luther King, Jr. ; [foreword by Coretta Scott King ; introduction by Vincent Harding].

Author

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Publication

Boston : Beacon Press, c2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
• Harding, Vincent

Description

xxiv, 223 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

From the Publisher: In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this important work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, we find King's acute analysis of American race relations and the state of the movement after a decade of civil rights efforts. King lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America's future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. Today, as African American communities stand to lose more wealth than any other demographic during this economic crisis, King's call for economic equality and sustainability is especially pertinent. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind-for the first time-has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty. Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., was an American author and human rights activist. She helped lead the civil rights movement after King's assassination, carrying the message of nonviolence and the dream of a beloved community to many countries, and spearheading coalitions and foundations. Civil rights activist Vincent Harding was a friend and colleague of King and worked with Coretta Scott King to establish the King Center in Atlanta, serving as its first director. A distinguished theologian and historian, he is the award-winning author of several books and lives in Denver, Colorado.

Series Statement

• The King legacy series
• King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Works. Selections (The King Legacy)

Subject

• Since 1964
• African Americans > History > 1964-
• African Americans > Civil rights
• Racism > United States
• United States > Race relations

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Originally published: 1968.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Where are we? -- Black power -- Racism and the white backlash -- The dilemma of Negro Americans -- Where we are going -- The world house.

ISBN

• 9780807000762 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0807000760 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 9780807000670 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0807000671 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009035950

OCLC

• 426804433
• SCSB-11162174

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library