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A Call to Conscience

Clayborne Carson

A powerful collection of the most essential speeches from famed social activist and key civil rights figure Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This companion volume to A Knock At Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. includes the text of his most well-known oration, "I Have a Dream", his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, and Beyond Vietnam, a powerful plea to end the ongoing conflict. Includes contributions from Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin, the Dalai Lama, and many others.

  • Classification : Politics & Current Affairs
  • Pub Date : JAN 1, 2002
  • Imprint : Grand Central Publishing
  • Page Extent : 240
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780446678094
  • Price : INR 1,135
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Clayborne Carson

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15 1929 - April 4 1968) was a famous leader of the American civil rights movement a political activist and a Baptist minister. In 1964 King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a peacemaker promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different races. On April 4 1968 Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee. In 1977 he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter. In 1986 Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday. Dr. King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace. King's most influential and well-known public address is the "I Have A Dream" speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

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