| A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Contributor(s): King, Martin Luther (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060646918 ISBN-13: 9780060646912 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2003 Annotation: Finally in paperback: "The most powerful and enduring words of the man who touched the conscience of the nation and the world." ("The Kansas City Star"). "A Testament of Hope" has sold more than 46,000 copies in hardcover. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Religion | Inspirational - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 90048203 |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (2.25 lbs) 736 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We've got some difficult days ahead, civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. These prophetic words, uttered the day before his assassination, challenged those he left behind to see that his promised land of racial equality became a reality; a reality to which King devoted the last twelve years of his life. These words and others are commemorated here in the only major one-volume collection of this seminal twentieth-century American prophet's writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections. A Testament of Hope contains Martin Luther King, Jr.'s essential thoughts on nonviolence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): King, Martin Luther: - Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), civil rights leader and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, inspired and sustained the struggle for freedom, nonviolence, interracial brotherhood, and social justice. |