A testament of hope
Subtitle: the essential writings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
By: edited by James Melvin Washington.
Contributors: Washington, James Melvin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1986
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 676
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights; United States -- Race relations
Notes: Bibliography: p. 654-661.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Religious : nonviolence. Nonviolence and racial justice (1957)  -- The most durable power (1958) -- The power of nonviolence (1958) -- An experiment in love (1958) -- Speech before the youth march for integrated schools (1959) -- My trip to the land of Gandhi (1959) -- The social organization of nonviolence (1959) -- Pilgrimage to nonviolence (1960) -- Suffering and faith (1960) -- Love, law, and civil disobedience (1961) -- Nonviolence : the only road to freedom (1966) -- A gift of love (1966) -- Showdown for nonviolence (1968) -- Social : integration. Our struggle (1956) -- Walk for freedom (1956) -- The current crisis in race relations (1958) -- Who speaks for the south? (1958) -- The burning truth in the south (1960) -- An address before the National Press Club (1962) -- The case against “tokenism” (1962) -- Bold design for a new south (1963) -- The ethical demands for integration (1963) -- Behind the Selma march (1965) -- Political: wedged between democracy and black nationalism. Facing the challenge of a new age (1957) -- The rising tide of racial consciousness (1960) -- Equality now : the president has the power (1961) -- The time for freedom has come (1961) -- In a word : now (1963) -- Hammer on civil rights (1964) -- Negroes are not moving too fast (1964) -- Civil right no. 1 : the right to vote (1965) -- Next stop : the north (1965) -- Famous sermons and public addresses. Give us the ballot - we will transform the south (1957) -- If the negro wins, labor wins (1962) -- The American dream (1961) -- I have a dream (1963) -- Eulogy for the martyred children (1963) -- Nobel prize acceptance speech (1964) -- Our god is marching on! [Selma, Alabama speech] (1965) -- A time to break silence (1967) -- Where do we go from here? (1967) -- A Christmas sermon on peace (1967) -- The drum major instinct (4 February 1968) -- Remaining awake through a great revolution (31 March 1968) -- I see the promised land (3 April 1968) -- Historic essays. Letter from Birmingham City Jail (1963) -- Black power defined (1967) -- A testament of hope (1968) -- Interviews. Kenneth B. Clark interview (1963) -- Playboy interview : Martin Luther King, Jr. (1965) -- Transcript of “Meet the Press” television news interview (1966) -- Transcript of “Face to Face” television news interview (1967) -- Books. Stride toward freedom (1958) -- The strength to love (1963) -- Why we can’t wait (1964) -- Where do we go from here : chaos or community? (1967) -- The trumpet of conscience (1967) -- Selected bibliography.