Shared dreams
Subtitle: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Jewish community
By: Rabbi Marc Schneier ; preface by Martin Luther King III
Contributors: King, Martin Luther, III
Edition: 2009 Quality pbk ed.
Publisher: Jewish Lights
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Woodstock, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781580232739
Subjects: Relations with Jews; African Americans; Civil rights; History; Jews; Civil rights movements; Race relations
Other titles: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Jewish community
Description: Examines Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s efforts in support of the Jewish community and looks at the relations between Jewish and African-American communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-215) and index.
Table of contents: title: The "new Moses"; title: "Cease to do evil, learn to do good": Jewish tradition and social justice; title: The updated covenant; title: "Out of Zion shall go forth the law": King and the Jews; title: Montgomery: the journey begins; title: A refugee from the "commercial jungle": Stanley Levison; title: "Moses" returns to Atlanta; title: Only rabble-rousers recite Psalms with Negroes; title: "Raging" bull: hell in Birmingham; title: All eyes on Washington; title: Freedom summer, 1964; title: "Our marching steps will thunder: we survive!"; title: A poisoned fountain: St. Augustine; title: A kindred spirit: Abraham Joshua Heschel; title: Selma: the ultimate freedom march; title: Afrocentrists' new target: Israel; title: Friendship lost; title: From one battle to another; title: End of the dream: Memphis.