Why We Can't Wait

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Why We Can't Wait

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.1867

Description

Why We Can't Wait was written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The jacket states this about Dr. King: "The moral leader of America Eloquently states the case for Freedom Now." "Eloquently it presents the logic of the Negro's dissatisfaction with well-meaning but futile 'due process', step-at-a-time plans for achieving a condition that is one hundred years overdue." The book jacket also states that "two chapters of particular importance is a letter which Dr. King wrote from Birmingham jail to answer the eminent churchmen who had critized the 'timing' of this 'outsider'" and the concluding chapter referring to political implications during an election year. Included are eight (8) pages of pictures at the time of marches and riots. 178/Hardbound/Photographs.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil rights, Discrimination, Segregation, Racism

Search Terms

Civil Rights, Racism, Political, King, Martin Luther, Jr., Speeches

Book Details

Author

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1964

Call No.

BlackHist KI

LCCN

64-19514

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good