"In a Single Garment of Destiny" by Dr. Martin Luther King - ISBN: 9780807086070
Paperback
“From the pages of this … collection, Dr. King emerges not only as an advocate for global human rights but also as [an icon] who collaborated with Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert J. Luthuli, Thich Nhat Hanh, and other national and international figures in addressing a multitude of issues we still struggle…

"In a Single Garment of Destiny"

A Global Vision of Justice

$40.57

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2018

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Summary

This collection of writings is the first to capture Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s global vision, revealing how his fight for human rights extended far beyond the United States.Too many people continue to think of Dr. King only as “a southern civil rights leader” or “an American Gandhi,” thus ignoring his impact on poor and oppressed people around the world. “In a Single Garment of Destiny” is the first book to treat King’s positions on global liberation struggles through the prism of his own …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780807086070
ISBN-10:080708607X
Author:Dr. Martin Luther King, Lewis V. Baldwin, Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Publisher:Beacon Press
Imprint:Beacon Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:1 September 2018
Weight:312g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 17mm
Series:King Legacy
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Critics Review

“Baldwin’s readable, thoughtful, and fresh compilation gives full voice to King’s belief that “[a]ll inhabitants of the globe are now neighbors.”– Publishers Weekly

“Baldwin’s readable, thoughtful, and fresh compilation gives full voice to King’s belief that ‘all inhabitants of the globe are now neighbors.’” —Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Dr. Martin Luther King

Lewis V. Baldwinis professor of religious studies at Vanderbilt University and the author of The Voice of Conscience- The Church in the Mind of Martin Luther King, Jr., There Is a Balm in Gilead- The Cultural Roots of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Never to Leave Us Alone- The Prayer Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an author, journalist, and foreign correspondent for National Public Radio. In 1961, she was one of two black students to desegregate the University of Georgia.

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