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This timeless volume includes highlights from the legendary civil
rights leader's speeches, sermons and writings, selected by his
wife, who contributes an introduction to Dr King's life and legacy.
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.
Impassioned civil rights activist, champion of women's rights,
hard-driving legislator -- U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
is known in Washington as the "Warrior on the Hill." "Fire in My
Soul" is the story of Norton's extraordinary political career, told
from a personal perspective.
Author Joan Steinau Lester met Norton in 1958 while they were
both students at Antioch College. "Fire in My Soul" charts their
longstanding friendship and tells of Norton's rise to leadership --
from her early on-campus activism to demanding a Senate hearing for
Anita Hill to standing before the Supreme Court to uphold first
amendment rights. Filled with scores of Lester's conversations and
correspondence with Norton, interviews with Norton's colleagues and
confidantes, and dozens of original photographs, "Fire in My Soul"
is a compelling biography of one of the greatest political pioneers
in American history.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was, during his lifetime, an inspiration and an example; today his influence on American life is stronger than ever. This book is a pictorial record of Dr. King's leadership in the nonviolent movement for racial equality and human dignity from the boycott of segregated busing in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 until his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. The commentary accompanying the photographs includes a chronology of Dr. King's career and the texts of his major addresses.
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