The Essential King: "I HAVE A DREAM" AND OTHER GREAT WRITINGS (King Legacy)

By Martin Luther King Jr.

A collection of the most well known and treasured writings and speeches of Dr. King, available for ther first time as an ebook The Essential King is the ultimate collection Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most inspirational and transformative speeches and sermons, accessibly available for the first time as an ebook. Here, in Dr. King's own words, are writings that reveal an intellectual struggle and growth as fierce and alive as any chronicle of his political life could possibly be. Included amongst the twenty selections are Dr. King's most influential and persuasive works such as "I Have a Dream" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" but also the essay "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence," and his last sermon "I See the Promised Land," preached the day before he was assassinated. Published in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, The Essential King includes twenty selections that celebrate the life's work of our most visionary thinkers. Collectively, they bring us Dr. King in many roles--philosopher, theologian, orator, essayist, and author--and further cement the most powerful and enduring words of a man who touched the conscience of the nation and world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807033030
• ISBN13: 9780807033036
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
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