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I read the audiobook, and it was fantastic. LeVar Burton! And clips from speechs, plus gospel. I have always loved MLK but this book gave me a greater appreciation and understanding of the time period. I highly recommend
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Martin Luther King Jr is always listed as a person to admire and I always have but I did not truly understand the man until I read this book. Martin Luther King was a giant. It was so good to read in his own words his thoughts about nonviolence and the civil rights movement. It was also fascinating to read how he struggled with the decision to come out as against the Vietnam war. As a pastor who is also white I hope that I will have the wisdom to see when structures are racist and the courage to stand against them.
Martin Luther King Jr is always listed as a person to admire and I always have but I did not truly understand the man until I read this book. Martin Luther King was a giant. It was so good to read in his own words his thoughts about nonviolence and the civil rights movement. It was also fascinating to read how he struggled with the decision to come out as against the Vietnam war. As a pastor who is also white I hope that I will have the wisdom to see when structures are racist and the courage to stand against them.
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Note that this wasn't written by MLK himself, but rather a group of people by going through his notes and speeches. Remarkably, what emerges is pretty coherent - by forming chapters around topics (e.g. a long one on Black Power) it flows almost as well as other autobiographies. However it does feel somewhat too neutral at times - not as personal or one-on-one as it presumably would have been had MLK written it. They also quote at length from his speeches which is actually a positive because he speaks so well!
Overall, I learned a lot from this and would definitely recommend it to anyone who doesn't know as much about MLK as they'd like to
Overall, I learned a lot from this and would definitely recommend it to anyone who doesn't know as much about MLK as they'd like to
I refuse to accept the idea that the “is-ness” of man’s present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal “ought-ness” that forever confronts him.
Røft å gi denne fire stjerner, for borgerrettsbevegelsen og Kings personlige filosofier er av høyeste viktighet å lære om og reflektere rundt. Første og siste kvart er boken er essensiell lesning. Boken er dog skrevet under noe spesielle omstendigheter som trekker den ned. Den er markedsført som en selvbiografi, men er ikke skrevet av King selv. Den er skrevet i førsteperson og basert på hans arbeid og utallige tekster, men spesielt i den midtre delen som omhandler de mest kritiske punktene i borgerrettsbevegelsen kan den bli noe upersonlig som resultat av dette, langt mer så enn for eksempel [b:The Autobiography of Malcom X|714314|The Autobiography of Malcom X|Malcolm X|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446042883l/714314._SY75_.jpg|47400]. Allikevel er MLKs personlige filosofier essensiell i en verden som ser etter alle anledninger til å polarisere seg.
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Great book. Good job of Clayborne to write this book as an autobiography, although it’s not really an autobiography. Bold move, but think Martin L. King would be proud. Have the necessary details and really can feel every struggle and every decision! Everyone should read it!
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Reading the full context of the situations Martin was in and hearing how carefully organized the movement was has changed how I think about protests and organized movements overall. I had tears in my eyes reading the last chapter. His paragraph about the Good Samaritan changed my brain chemistry. A must read
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