{"product_id":"a-testament-of-hope-the-essential-writings-and-speeches-paperback","title":"A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Luther King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is one of those books you can pick up and begin anywhere. There is so much gold here.\" -- Marianne Williamson, author of \u003cem\u003eReturn to Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimeless, legendary, and urgently necessary: The only major one-volume collection of Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive and renowned volume takes readers inside the mind of one of the most important civil rights and religious figures of all time: Martin Luther King Jr. With precision and passion, \u003cem\u003eA Testament of Hope \u003c\/em\u003eexplores this leader's thoughts on non-violence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering both a call to action and a profound sense of comfort, \u003cem\u003eA Testament of Hope \u003c\/em\u003einspires us to keep fighting for radical change and combating the racial inequalities that still plague our society today. Through deep love and compassion, this beloved activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient paves a new way forward through his signature persuasion and unparalleled humility. Included in this five-part volume are 57 selections from Dr. King's entire catalog of speeches, sermons, essays, and interviews. Including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"Love, Law, and Civil Disobedience\" (1961) and \"Hammer on Civil Rights\" (1964)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"Letter from a Birmingham Jail\" (1963) and \"A Time to Break Silence\" (1967)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"A Christmas Sermon on Peace\" (1967) and the plethora of ways religion impacted the way King led, and peacefully resisted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Considerable excerpts from each of King's own five published books: \u003cem\u003eStride Toward Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Strength to Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhy We Can't Wait\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhere Do We Go from Here, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Trumpet of Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing's legacy brilliantly lives on across these pages, allowing us--and generations to come--a chance fully comprehend one man's prophetic ideals on peace and justice. Collectively, we can change the world. This pertinent, powerful book shows us how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We've got some difficult days ahead, but it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop...And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.\" - Martin Luther King Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe've got some difficult days ahead, civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese prohetic words, uttered the day before his assassination, challenged those he left behind to see that his promised land of racial equality became a reality; a reality to which King devoted the last twelve years of his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese words and other are commemorated here in the only major one-volume collection of this seminal twentieth-century American prophet's writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections. \u003cem\u003eA Testament of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e contains Martin Luther King, Jr.'s essential thoughts on nonviolence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and more.--\u003cstrong\u003eMarianne Williamson, author of \u003cem\u003eReturn to Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We've got some difficult days ahead,\" civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. \"But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese prohetic words, uttered the day before his assassination, challenged those he left behind to see that his \"promised land\" of racial equality became a reality; a reality to which King devoted the last twelve years of his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese words and other are commemorated here in the only major one-volume collection of this seminal twentieth-century American prophet's writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections. \u003cem\u003eA Testament of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e contains Martin Luther King, Jr.'s essential thoughts on nonviolence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023889514685,"sku":"9780060646912","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/fFIzBCHH2A9780060646912.webp?v=1782637638","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/a-testament-of-hope-the-essential-writings-and-speeches-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}