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Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview And Other Conversations by Martin Luther King Jr.
therightprofile's review against another edition
3.0
Insightful interviews and conversations with Martin Luther King, especially his poignant and stil-timely last words, where he spoke about his vision to tackle poverty among people of all races an the purpose of non-violent but nevertheless militant (as in demanding and persistent) movement. Nevertheless, this is a very thin book and thee certainly is more material that could have been used.
Poverty is glaring, notorious reality...I guess it wouldn't be so bad for them if it were shared misery, but it is poverty amid plenty. It is poverty in the midst of an affluent society..." , MLK Jr, March 25th, 1968
Poverty is glaring, notorious reality...I guess it wouldn't be so bad for them if it were shared misery, but it is poverty amid plenty. It is poverty in the midst of an affluent society..." , MLK Jr, March 25th, 1968
aseel_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Giving this a four because it's King but I thought the middle interview was really hard to read (all the stops and starts) and I didn't vibe with his stance on a certain country in the last interview/conversation. So technically a 3 on my rating system but I'm giving it a 3 here
meglynw's review
4.0
I read this to get to know MLK a little better. Everything he said is still so relevant. I was interested to read what his point of view was, because he said things about how he thought history would go, and he was right in some places, but things now are different than he thought they might be, too. I wonder what he would have to say about where our society is, now. I'm sure he'd still be fighting for the civil rights of all. How sad to have lost him, when our country still needs his voice, even so many years after his passing. He had so much wisdom and strength.
estherhfung's review against another edition
5.0
Really eye opening to hear MLK in his own words. In this collection, King explains how nonviolence can still be militant (persistent and unyielding in its aims), predicts the shape of the civil rights movement in the future, and shuts down offensive questions with so much fire. The interviews in particular displayed his intelligence, savvy, and refusal to shy away from uncomfortable topics and call people out. Highly recommend.
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