Why We Can't Wait

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Cotton

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Beacon Press
01 September 2018

General encyclopaedias; Social discrimination; Civil rights & citizenship

Series: King Legacy

"Dr. King's best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963

On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city's streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders' criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, ""Letter from Birmingham Jail,"" was widely circulated and published in numerous periodicals. After the conclusion of the campaign and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, King further developed the ideas introduced in the letter in Why We Can't Wait, which tells the story of African American activism in the spring and summer of 1963. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by King, Fred Shuttlesworth, and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action.

Often applauded as King's most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can't Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. Disappointed by the slow pace of school desegregation and civil rights legislation, King observed that by 1963-during which the country celebrated the one-hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation-Asia and Africa were ""moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence but we still creep at a horse-and-buggy pace.""

King examines the history of the civil rights struggle, noting tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality, and asserts that African Americans have already waited over three centuries for civil rights and that it is time to be proactive- ""For years now, I have heard the word 'Wait!' It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.' We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that 'justice too long delayed is justice denied.'"""

By: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Introduction by: Dorothy Cotton
Imprint: Beacon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 4
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780807001141
ISBN 10: 0807001147
Series: King Legacy
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction by Dorothy Cotton 1964 Introduction by Martin Luther King, Jr. I The Negro Revolution—Why 1963? II The Sword That Heals 21 III Bull Connor’s Birmingham 47 IV New Day in Birmingham 63 V Letter from Birmingham Jail 85 VI Black and White Together 111 VII The Summer of Our Discontent 129 VIII The Days to Come Selected Bibliography Index

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of the nonviolent civil rights movement, was among the twentieth century's most influential figures. One of the greatest orators in U.S. history, King is the author of several books, including Stride Toward Freedom- The Montgomery Story, Why We Can't Wait, Where Do We Go from Here- Chaos or Community?, and The Trumpet of Conscience. His speeches, sermons, and writings are inspirational and timeless. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Dorothy Cotton was the education director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked closely with Dr. King on teaching nonviolence and citizenship education.

Reviews for Why We Can't Wait

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. -Jesse Jackson