{"product_id":"why-we-cant-wait-paperback-1","title":"Why We Can't Wait - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Luther King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDorothy Cotton\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. King's best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city's streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders' criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, \"Letter from Birmingham Jail,\" was widely circulated and published in numerous periodicals. After the conclusion of the campaign and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, King further developed the ideas introduced in the letter in \u003ci\u003eWhy We Can't Wait, \u003c\/i\u003e which tells the story of African American activism in the spring and summer of 1963. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by King, Fred Shuttlesworth, and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOften applauded as King's most incisive and eloquent book, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Can't Wait\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. Disappointed by the slow pace of school desegregation and civil rights legislation, King observed that by 1963--during which the country celebrated the one-hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation--Asia and Africa were \"moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence but we still creep at a horse-and-buggy pace.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKing examines the history of the civil rights struggle, noting tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality, and asserts that African Americans have already waited over three centuries for civil rights and that it is time to be proactive: \"For years now, I have heard the word 'Wait ' It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.' We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that 'justice too long delayed is justice denied.'\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1929-1968), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of the nonviolent civil rights movement, was among the twentieth century's most influential figures. One of the greatest orators in U.S. history, King is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eStride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story\u003c\/i\u003e(Beacon \/ 0069-4 \/ $14.00 pb)\u003ci\u003e, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? \u003c\/i\u003e(Beacon \/ 0067-0 \/ $14.00 pb)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trumpet of Conscience \u003c\/i\u003e(Beacon \/ 0071-7 \/ $22.00 hc)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis speeches, sermons, and writings are inspirational and timeless. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDorothy Cotton\u003c\/b\u003e was the education director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked closely with Dr. King on teaching nonviolence and citizenship education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eClayborne Carson\u003c\/b\u003e, general editorial advisor to the King Legacy, is the founding director of the King Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.48 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Why We Can't Wait\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756880421197,"sku":"9780807001127","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/UktsdXVSWTM1OTB6MVNUVnJnVmRKQT09.webp?v=1776754702","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/why-we-cant-wait-paperback-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}