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Martin Luther King, Jr., is widely celebrated as an American civil rights hero. Yet King's nonviolent opposition to racism, militarism, and economic injustice had deeper roots and more radical implications than is commonly appreciated, Thomas F. Jackson argues in this searching reinterpretation of King's public ministry. Between the 1940's and the 1960's, King was influenced by and in turn reshaped the political cultures of the black freedom movement and democratic left. His vision of unfettered human rights drew on the diverse tenets of the African American social gospel, socialism, left-New Deal liberalism, Gandhian philosophy, and Popular Front internationalism. King's early leadership reached beyond southern desegregation and voting rights. As the freedom movement of the 1950's and early 1960's confronted poverty and economic reprisals, King championed trade union rights, equal job opportunities, metropolitan integration, and full employment. When the civil rights and antipoverty policies of the Johnson administration failed to deliver on the movement's goals of economic freedom for all, King demanded that the federal government guarantee jobs, income, and local power for poor people. When the Vietnam war stalled domestic liberalism, King called on the nation to abandon imperialism and become a global force for multiracial democracy and economic justice .Drawing widely on published and unpublished archival sources, Jackson explains the contexts and meanings of King's increasingly open call for "a radical redistribution of political and economic power" in American cities, the nation, and the world. The mid-1960's ghetto uprisings were in fact revolts against unemployment, powerlessness, police violence, and institutionalized racism, King argued. His final dream, a Poor People's March on Washington, aimed to mobilize Americans across racial and class lines to reverse a national cycle of urban conflict, political backlash, and policy retrenchment. King's vision of economic democracy and international human rights remains a powerful inspiration for those committed to ending racism and poverty in our time.

African Americans --- Human rights --- Civil rights. --- King, Martin Luther, --- King, Martin Luther Jr. --- American History. --- American Studies. --- Autobiography. --- Biography.

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African American writers have incorporated Martin Luther King Jr. into their work since he rose to prominence in the mid-1950's. Martin Luther King Jr., Heroism, and African American Literature is a study by award-winning author Trudier Harris of King's character and persona as captured and reflected in works of African American literature continue to evolve. One of the most revered figures in American history, King stands above most as a hero. His heroism, argues Harris, is informed by African American folk cultural perceptions of heroes. Brer Rabbit, John the Slave, Stackolee, and Railroad...

Heroes in literature. --- American literature --- African American authors --- History and criticism. --- King, Martin Luther, --- King, Martin Luther Jr. --- Influence. --- Heroism in literature.

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973 --- Geschiedenis van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika (USA) --- King, Martin Luther --- Kiṅ, Mārṭṭin̲ Lūtar, --- King, Martin Luther, --- 973 Geschiedenis van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika (USA) --- Politische Philosophie. --- King, Martin Luther. --- Pensée politique et sociale. --- King, Martin Luther Jr.

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"More than two decades after his death, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ideas -- his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, and his insistence on the power of nonviolent struggle to bring about a major transformation of American society -- are as vital and timely as ever. The wealth of his writings, both published and unpublished, that constitute his intellectual legacy are now preserved in this authoritative, chronologically arranged, multivolume edition. Faithfully transcribing the texts of his letters, speeches, sermons, student papers, and articles, this edition has no equal." "Volume II begins with King's doctoral work at Boston University and ends with his first year as pastor of the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. It includes papers from his graduate courses and a fully annotated text of his dissertation. There is correspondence with people King knew in his years before graduate school and a transcription of the first known recording of a King sermon. We learn, too, of King's marriage to Coretta Scott." "Accepting the call to serve Dexter, King followed the church's tradition of socially active pastors by becoming involved in voter registration and other issues of social justice. In Montgomery he completed his doctoral work, and he and Coretta Scott began their married life." "King's early papers document the formative experiences of a man whose life and teachings have had a profound influence not only on Americans but on people of all nations."--Jacket.

African Americans --- Civil rights movements --- Civil rights movements. --- Race relations. --- Civil rights. --- History --- King, Martin Luther, --- 1900-1999. --- United States --- United States. --- Civil rights --- 20th century --- Race relations --- King, Martin Luther --- Archives

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The product of long-concealed FBI surveillance documents, Dangerous Friendship chronicles a history of Martin Luther King Jr. that the government kept secret from the public for years. The book reveals the story of Stanley Levison, a well-known figure in the Communist Party-USA, who became one of King's closest friends and, effectively, his most trusted adviser. Levison, a Jewish attorney and businessman, became King's pro bono ghostwriter, accountant, fundraiser, and legal adviser. This friendship, however, created many complications for both men. Because of Levison's former ties to the Comm

Communists --- Civil rights movements --- African Americans --- History --- Civil rights --- Kennedy, Robert F., --- Kennedy, John F. --- Levison, Stanley D., --- King, Martin Luther, --- King, Martin Luther Jr. --- Levison, Stanley, --- Kennedy, John Fitzgerald --- Kennedy, Robert Francis, --- Kennedi, Robert, --- Kennedy, Bobby, --- RFK, --- Friends and associates. --- United States --- Politics and government --- King, Martin Luther --- Friends and associates --- Levison, Stanley D. --- 20th century --- 1961-1963 --- Biography