Why We Can't Wait

By Martin Luther King Jr., J.D. Jackson

Subjects: United states, social conditions, 1960-, African Americans, Civil rights movements, united states, Droits, Droits de l'homme, Afro-Americans, Politique et gouvernement, Birmingham (ala.), race relations, African americans, civil rights, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, Noirs, Rassenfrage, Blacks, Civil rights, History, United states, race relations, Noirs américains, Race relations, American History

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.