Ring out freedom!
Subtitle: the voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of the civil rights movement
By: Fredrik Sunnemark.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Language.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Oratory.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Political and social views.; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; English language -- United States -- Discourse analysis.; English language -- United States -- Rhetoric.; Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- History and criticism.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Description: Fredrik Sunnemark shows how materialistic, idealistic, and religious ways of explaining the world coexisted in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches and writings. He points out the roles of God, Jesus, the church, and "the beloved community" in King's rhetoric. The book closes with an analysis of King's development after 1965, examining the roots, content, and consequences of his so-called radicalization.--[book cover].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-264) and index.
Table of contents: title: "There must be somebody to communicate..."; title: A discourse of faith; title: Western intellectualism and American ideals; title: The problem of race; title: Third World, Cold War, and Vietnam; title: Radicalization.