
Book Summary
Shows how Martin Luther King, Jr used the biblical story of Exodus to motivate African Americans in their struggle for freedom from racial oppression. This title explains how King constructed a symbolic framework for interpreting the setbacks of the Civil Rights movement, even as he challenged them to remain faithful to the cause.
Book Details
Book Name | Martin Luther King And The Rhetoric Of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative In America's Struggle For Civil Rights |
Author | Gary S. Selby |
Publisher | Baylor University Press (Apr 2008) |
ISBN | 9781602580169 |
Pages | 217 |
Language | English |
Price | 1200 |