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u današnje vrijeme -kad nema ništa lakše nego uključiti komp, naći prikladan post ili osobu i opaliti šamar iz udobnosti svog naslonjača- čitati kingove govore i propovijedi i slijediti njegovu filozofiju nenasilja djeluje kao čista bajka. kao da progovara duh iz nepostojeće pećine.
ovo nije autobiografija u smislu da ju je martin luther king napisao; clayborne carson poslužio se raznim izvorima (kingova pisma, dokumenti, govori, intervjui, izjave itd.) te ih uobličio u tekst pisan u prvom licu, pokušavajući nam tako kinga učiniti svojevrsnim osobnim pripovjedačem. iz dobivenog, jasno je da je king bio silno karizmatični lik, njegove govore gotovo da možeš čuti, gotovo da možeš osjetiti intonaciju i dinamiku zanosa dok se obraća bilo bijeloj, bilo crnoj zajednici. svoje retoričke sposobnosti tesao je kao pastor, ali vrhunac je dosegao u ohrabrujućim, biblijski nadahnutim govorima u kojima se vidi koje je njegovo životno poslanje: potaknuti crnu zajednicu da se izbori za svoja prava, za svoju slobodu. tako je naglasak u knjizi na njegovoj socijalnoj misiji, a u zapećku je njegov privatni život (na suprugu se povremeno referira kao na nekoga bez koga on ne bio bio to što jest, ali četvero njegove djece u ovom djelu ne zauzimaju nikakvu ulogu).
iako ne mogu reći da se mogu u potpunosti emocionalno povezati s problemima koje crna zajednica stoljećima nosi na svojim plećima, ovo je važna knjiga za sve koje zanimaju ljudska prava i problem rasizma.
ovo nije autobiografija u smislu da ju je martin luther king napisao; clayborne carson poslužio se raznim izvorima (kingova pisma, dokumenti, govori, intervjui, izjave itd.) te ih uobličio u tekst pisan u prvom licu, pokušavajući nam tako kinga učiniti svojevrsnim osobnim pripovjedačem. iz dobivenog, jasno je da je king bio silno karizmatični lik, njegove govore gotovo da možeš čuti, gotovo da možeš osjetiti intonaciju i dinamiku zanosa dok se obraća bilo bijeloj, bilo crnoj zajednici. svoje retoričke sposobnosti tesao je kao pastor, ali vrhunac je dosegao u ohrabrujućim, biblijski nadahnutim govorima u kojima se vidi koje je njegovo životno poslanje: potaknuti crnu zajednicu da se izbori za svoja prava, za svoju slobodu. tako je naglasak u knjizi na njegovoj socijalnoj misiji, a u zapećku je njegov privatni život (na suprugu se povremeno referira kao na nekoga bez koga on ne bio bio to što jest, ali četvero njegove djece u ovom djelu ne zauzimaju nikakvu ulogu).
iako ne mogu reći da se mogu u potpunosti emocionalno povezati s problemima koje crna zajednica stoljećima nosi na svojim plećima, ovo je važna knjiga za sve koje zanimaju ljudska prava i problem rasizma.
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King’s words are as relevant today as they were in the 1960s. A required read for all people concerned with freedom and equity for all.
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I learned a lot reading this and only gave it a lower rating because I found the flow of the narrative a bit choppy at times.
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I finished listening to The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Edited by Clayborne Carson. Original publication date 1998.
LeVar Burton does a superb job of narrating this audiobook.
I studied Civil Rights at length in undergrad. One of my professors was a man who marched with Dr. MLK Jr. during the 1960s.
Nothing I learned in college could teach me what I learned by listening to this audiobook.
It is comprised of many of MLKs speeches as well as a compilation of his writings.
This book is compiled his speeches and writings from the 1960s but it could have been written today.
This should be required reading. It definitely gave me pause and a book I will revisit and my review doesn't even do it a justice.
Edited by Clayborne Carson. Original publication date 1998.
LeVar Burton does a superb job of narrating this audiobook.
I studied Civil Rights at length in undergrad. One of my professors was a man who marched with Dr. MLK Jr. during the 1960s.
Nothing I learned in college could teach me what I learned by listening to this audiobook.
It is comprised of many of MLKs speeches as well as a compilation of his writings.
This book is compiled his speeches and writings from the 1960s but it could have been written today.
This should be required reading. It definitely gave me pause and a book I will revisit and my review doesn't even do it a justice.
A fantastic audio book. Martin Luther King was a brilliant, courageous man. A life that never should have been taken from this earth before his time.
Highly recommend and should be a must read for everyone.
Highly recommend and should be a must read for everyone.
This is an excellent account of the civil rights activist, from as close to his own words as reasonably possible. The book highlights a great deal of MLK's thought process and motivations, as well as internal conflicts at key times in the civil rights movement.
An inspiring look at the life of a great leader that is well worth studying.
An inspiring look at the life of a great leader that is well worth studying.
I loved this book, not just because I madly admire Martin Luther King and each time I read him I admire him more, but because his autobiography details how his words turned into actions and those actions brought change. MLK himself describing the process of desegregation in Mongomery, his experience in Birmingham Jail and his interaction with the White House, as well as the forms of racism he encountered along the way (police brutality, racial slurs, etc) make this book a very important read to a) Understand racial problems in contemporary USA and b) Understand the power of nonviolence and how can it lead to freedom.
I'm giving this a full five stars for the audio book. MLK was a great man, an important figure in American history, and one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. He preached a peaceful approach to fighting for equal [basic human] rights and was one of the main driving forces behind the Civil Rights movement. His autobiography has a lot to live up to, so to speak. He writes about his decision to move to the south and the responsibility he felt as a man of God to go where he was most needed. He writes about the everyday injustices Black Americans faced in the mid-1900s, the Montgomery bus boycott, the march across the bridge at Selma, his I Have a Dream speech, his (diplomatic) disagreement with and opinions of Malcom X's approach, and many other things that anyone who paid a modicum of attention in history class would be familiar with. Maybe because of the many movies, books, and classes I was fortunate enough to come into contact with (or purposely availed myself of), but I didn't learn a lot of new things about the man or his work (this book focuses almost solely on his work). The audio book, however, is amazing. LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow) narrates, and he has the perfect strong and pleasant voice to read MLK's words. In addition, the audio book includes clips from some of MLK's famous speeches. If you're not very familiar with why he was such an important person, if you want to know more about his work, or if he's a hero of yours, pick this up. The speeches alone make it worth it.