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As a theologian, martin luther king reflected often on his understanding of nonviolence. Martin luther kings stride toward freedom april 4, 2018, marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of dr. The montgomery story, the trumpet of conscience, why we cant wait, and where do we go from here. He entered nearby morehouse college at age 15 and graduated with a. This work is a memoir written about kings experience with the montgomery bus. First edition stated, first printing with harper date code of hh indicating print date of august 1958. The event made a national leader of martin luther king, jr. The montgomery story king legacy king, martin luther, carson, clayborne, carson, clayborne on. Mlk gives a sober exposition of why nonviolence was the only moral route for them to follow in montgomery. A very important and moving book which tells the story of the movement that.
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