Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story (King Legacy)
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MLK’s classic account of the first successful large-scale act of nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott. A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the successful completion of the boycott. In his memoir about the event, he tells the stories that informed his radical political thinking before, during, and after the boycott—from first witnessing economic injustice as a teenager and watching his parents experience discrimination to his decision to begin working with the NAACP. Throughout, he demonstrates how activism and leadership can come from any experience at any age. Comprehensive and intimate, Stride Toward Freedom emphasizes the collective nature of the movement and includes King’s experiences learning from other activists working on the boycott, including Mrs. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin. It traces the phenomenal journey of a community and shows how the 28-year-old Dr. King, with his conviction for equality and nonviolence, helped transform the nation and the world. Review: Great read - Dr King gives excellent insight into being a true leader! Review: Wonderful reading - It is a pleasure to “listen” to MLK Jr, and his description of the Montgomery boycott, mostly after reading the newest biography King, a life. Both books are highly recommended.
| Best Sellers Rank | #99,284 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #150 in Civil Rights & Liberties (Books) #328 in Discrimination & Racism #350 in African American Demographic Studies (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 377 Reviews |
T**R
Great read
Dr King gives excellent insight into being a true leader!
O**O
Wonderful reading
It is a pleasure to “listen” to MLK Jr, and his description of the Montgomery boycott, mostly after reading the newest biography King, a life. Both books are highly recommended.
A**J
Amazing
Absolutely love this book I’ve been really curious to learn about history of MLK and so far the book is great.
S**R
What a man
This book should be required reading for all Americans. MLK Jr. describes his journey through leading the bus boycotts following Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat. MLK's conviction in nonviolent resistance even when facing the most vicious hate and attacks is extremely inspiring and admirable.
B**A
Required Reading
Required reading for those interested in DEI, social justice, nonviolent protest, and contemporary Christianity. Dr. King continues to be an inspiration long after his assassination.
B**E
illuminate
Mentally enlightening. Thanks MLK.
P**H
Detailed View of the Important Montgomery Movement
If you have read The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK), incidents of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama are duplicated but conveyed in more detail. The book clearly explained the life and mindset of the participants of the movement. It is a treasury of information on the life, personality and mind of MLK that have guided him throughout his vocation as leader of a non-violent anti-slavery movement. It will benefit all blacks and immigrants like me, even the Left and Radicals, to read MLK's books at this time and in this place of our present world. We can all benefit to apply his movement to our times to make America a better place.
A**R
In his own words, King promotes peace and integration through boycotting
Martin Luther King Jr. was not only an excellent writer but an incredible man. This books exemplifies the usefulness of peaceful protest and boycotting and how such actions successfully ended segregation in many businesses in the South. This work also destroys the myth that Martin Luther King had a soft spot for un-peaceful protest and rioting. In his own words he proves that this could not be further from the truth. A brilliant book by a brilliant man.
C**S
Great book
Excellent book worth the read
A**ー
助かりました！
新品の綺麗な本を送って頂きました。 大学の授業で使うため急いでいたのですが、思いの外早く届けて下さったので助かりました！
N**N
Five Stars
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