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King and the Other America - The Poor People's Campaign and the Quest for Economic Equality (Hardcover)
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King and the Other America - The Poor People's Campaign and the Quest for Economic Equality (Hardcover)
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"An elegant and timely history of how black intellectuals have long
made a case for the intersections between class and race."-The
Nation "A meticulously researched look into the development of
King's thought. . . . Laurent's important new book highlights the
depth of the wisdom and organizing skill he brought to the movement
for economic justice."-The Progressive Shortly before his
assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. called for a radical
redistribution of economic and political power to transform the
whole of society. In 1967, he envisioned and designed the Poor
People's Campaign, an interracial effort that was carried out after
his death. This campaign brought together impoverished Americans of
all races to demand better wages, better jobs, better homes, and
better education. King and the Other America explores this
overlooked and obscured episode of the late civil rights movement,
deepening our understanding of King's commitment to social justice
and also of the long-term trajectory of the civil rights movement.
Digging into earlier radical arguments about economic inequality
across America, which King drew on throughout his entire political
and religious life, Sylvie Laurent argues that the Poor People's
Campaign was the logical culmination of King's influences and
ideas, which have had lasting impact on young activists and the
public. Fifty years later, growing inequality and grinding poverty
in the United States have spurred new efforts to rejuvenate the
campaign. This book draws the connections between King's perceptive
thoughts on substantive justice and the ongoing quest for equality
for all.
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