With an Afterword by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Introduction
1. The Negro Revolution - Why 1963?
2. The Sword That Heals
3. Bull Connor's Birmingham
4. New Day in Birmingham
5. Letter from Birmingham Jail
6. Black and White Together
7. The Summer of Our Discontent
8. The Days to Come
Afterword
Selected Bibliography
Index
Martin Luther King, Jr., was born January 15, 1929 in
Atlanta, Georgia, the son and grandson of pastors. He graduated
from Morehouse College and Crozer Theological Seminary, becoming at
age 25 pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery,
Alabama. He subsequently earned his Ph.D. from Boston University.
In 1957 he and other civil rights leaders founded the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, an organization he led until his
death. A proponent of Gandhian principles of non-violence, he led
many protests and demonstrations for civil rights, including the
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 29, 1963, where
he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Winner of the 1964
Nobel Peace Prize, he continued to fight for civil rights, the
eradication of poverty and the end of the Vietnam War. He was
assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, TN.
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., is the founder and president
of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, an organization committed to
fighting for social, political, and economic justice for people of
all races, genders, and creeds. A two-time candidate for President
of the United States, Rev. Jackson has been called the “conscience
of the nation.” Rev. Jackson is also renowned for his efforts
around the world to spread the promise of democracy, human rights,
and peace. Rev. Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, reside in Chicago
and are the proud parents of five children.
“No child should graduate from high school without having read this book. In telling the story of the third American Revolution, it is as integral to American history as the Declaration of Independence.”—Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
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