Title: Why We Can't Wait
First published: July 1, 1964
Description: In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Civil Rights movement and demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action with this letter from Birmingham Jail. Why We Can't Wait recounts not only the Birmingham campaign, but also examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality for African Americans. Dr. King's eloquent analysis of these events propelled the Civil Rights movement from lunch counter sit-ins and prayer marches to the forefront of the American consciousness.
Subjects: Noirs américains, Civil rights, African Americans, Droits, Rassenfrage, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, American History, History, Droits de l'homme, Noirs, Blacks, Afro-Americans, Politique et gouvernement, African americans, civil rights, United states, race relations, Birmingham (ala.), race relations, Race relations, Civil rights movements, united states, United states, social conditions, 1960-
Time periods: 1960s