Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 654-661.

Part 1, Philosophy. Religious : Nonviolence. Nonviolence and racial justice (1957) ; The most durable power (1958) ; The power of nonviolence (1958) ; An experiment in love (1958) ; Speech before the Youth March for Integrated Schools (1959) ; My trip to the land of Gandhi (1959) ; The social organization of nonviolence (1959) ; Pilgrimage to nonviolence (1960) ; Suffering and faith (1960) ; Love, law, and civil disobedience (1966) ; Nonviolence: the only road to freedom (1966) ; A gift of love (1966) ; Showdown for nonviolence (1968) -- Social : Integration. Our struggle (1956) ; Walk for freedom (1956) ; The current crisis in race relations (1958) ; Who speaks for the South? (1958) ; The burning truth in the South (1960) ; An address before the National Press Club (1962) ; The case against "tokenism" (1962) ; Bold design for a new South (1963) ; The ethical demands for integration (1963) ; Behind the Selma March (1965) -- Political : Wedged between democracy and Black nationalism. Facing the challenge of a new age (1957) ; The rising tide of racial consciousness (1960) ; Equality now: the President has the power (1961) ; The time for freedom has come (1961) ; In a word : now (1963) ; Hammer on civil rights (1964) ; Negroes are not moving too fast (1964) ; Civil right no. 1 : the right to vote (1965) ; Next stop: the North (1965) --

Part 2, Famous sermons and public addresses. Give us the ballot : we will transform the South (1957) ; If the Negro wins, labor wins (1962) ; The American dream (1961) ; I have a dream (1963) ; Eulogy for the martyred children (1963) ; Nobel prize acceptance speech (1964) ; Our God is marching on! [Selma, Alabama speech] (1965) ; A time to break silence (1967) ; Where do we go from here? (1967) ; A Christmas sermon on peace (1967) ; The drum major instinct (4 February 1968) ; Remaining awake through a great revolution (31 March 1968) ; I see the promised land (3 April 1968) --

Part 3, Historic essays. Letter from Birmingham City Jail (1963) ; Black power defined (1967) ; A testament of hope (1968) -- Part 4, Interviews. Kenneth B. Clark interview (1963) ; Playboy interview: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1965) ; Transcript of "Meet the press" television news interview (1966) ; Transcript of "Face to face" television news interview (1967) -- Part 5, Books.Stride toward freedom (1958) ; The strength to love (1963) ; Why we can't wait (1964) ; Where do we go from here: chaos or community? (1967) ; The trumpet of conscience (1967) -- Appendix. Additional interview. Conversation with Martin Luther King (1968).

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