To the promised land [large print] : Martin Luther King and the fight for economic justice / by Michael K. Honey.
Goes beyond popularized views of Martin Luther King, Jr., to explore his committed advocacy of the poor, the working class, and unions, as well as his views about nonviolent resistance to all forms of oppression, particularly economic inequality.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432850470
- ISBN: 1432850474
- Physical Description: 417 pages (large print): illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-407). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | "We the disinherited of this land": kinship with the poor, 1929-1956 -- "We have a powerful instrument": civil rights unionism and the cold war, 1957-1963 -- "Northern ghettos are the prisons of forgotten men": labor and civil rights at the crossroads, 1964-1966 -- "In God's economy": organizing the Poor People's Campaign, 1967-1968 -- "All labor has dignity": uprising of the working poor, 1968 -- "Dangerous unselfishness." |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Outreach | LP 323.029 H (Text) | 31554010241593 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Goes beyond popularized views of Martin Luther King, Jr., to explore his committed advocacy of the poor, the working class, and unions, as well as his views about nonviolent resistance to all forms of oppression, particularly economic inequality.
