Martin Luther King, Jr., spirit-led prophet : a biography

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Location	Collection	Call #
Penn Hills Library	Non-Fiction	92 KIN
Location	Penn Hills Library
Collection	Non-Fiction
Call Number	92 KIN
Wilkinsburg Public Library	Nonfiction	92 KING
Location	Wilkinsburg Public Library
Collection	Nonfiction
Call Number	92 KING

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Publisher's Weekly Review: "In this unusual biography, readers will learn more about the spiritual King, whose faith in Jesus Christ was the foundation for his life and legacy. Author Deats (editor of Fellowship magazine) briefly met King, studied under King's professors at Boston University School of Theology and eventually worked with King's wife, Coretta (who wrote the foreword). Deats reveals the behind-the-scenes events that informed King's "turn the other cheek" approach to peaceful change. From bus segregation in Montgomery to the Selma campaign for voting rights, King inspired blacks and whites across America to dream of a "Beloved Community" whose watchwords were morality, respect and equality. As a biography, this text will enlighten readers with one real-life example after another. In one instance, King's religious beliefs led him and his family to relocate to the slums of Chicago to protest against the abject poverty that abounded in the urban North. Working tirelessly to bring about economic equality for African-Americans, King also invested time and energy converting local gang members to his nonviolent movement. The author includes a helpful chronology at the end of the book that succinctly highlights the major events of King's life. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Subjects	King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968. King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Religion. King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Ethics. African Americans -- Biography. Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography. Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography. Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Publisher	London ; New York :New City Press,2000
Language	English
Description	158 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.
ISBN	156548097X
Other	Classic View