ISBN:
9780520963436
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (384 pages)
DDC:
305.5/690973
Keywords:
King, Martin Luther
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Poor People's Campaign
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Geschichte
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HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
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Equality
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Poor People's Campaign
;
Poor
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Armut
;
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
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Gleichheit
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USA
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King, Martin Luther 1929-1968
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USA
;
Poor People's Campaign
;
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
;
Armut
;
Gleichheit
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Shortly before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. called for a radical redistribution of economic and political power to transform the whole of society. In 1967, he envisioned and designed the Poor People's Campaign, an interracial effort that was carried out after his death. This campaign brought together impoverished Americans of all races to demand better wages, better jobs, better homes, and better education. King and the Other America explores this overlooked and obscured episode of the late civil rights movement, deepening our understanding of King's commitment to social justice and also of the long-term trajectory of the civil rights movement. Digging into earlier radical arguments about economic inequality across America, which King drew on throughout his entire political and religious life, Sylvie Laurent argues that the Poor People's Campaign was the logical culmination of King's influences and ideas, which have had lasting impact on young activists and the public. Fifty years later, growing inequality and grinding poverty in the United States have spurred new efforts to rejuvenate the campaign. This book draws the connections between King's perceptive thoughts on substantive justice and the ongoing quest for equality for all
Note:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)
,
In English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520963436
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