{"product_id":"gospel-of-freedom-martin-luther-king-jr-s-letter-from-birmingham-jail-and-the-struggle-that-changed-a-nation-paperback","title":"Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Rieder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am in Birmingham because injustice is here,\" declared Martin Luther King, Jr. He had come to that city of racist terror convinced that massive protest could topple Jim Crow. But the insurgency faltered. To revive it, King made a sacrificial act on Good Friday, April 12, 1963: he was arrested. Alone in his cell, reading a newspaper, he found a statement from eight \"moderate\" clergymen who branded the protests extremist and \"untimely.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKing drafted a furious rebuttal that emerged as the \"Letter from Birmingham Jail\"-a work that would take its place among the masterpieces of American moral argument alongside those of Thoreau and Lincoln. His insistence on the urgency of \"Freedom Now\" would inspire not just the marchers of Birmingham and Selma, but peaceful insurgents from Tiananmen to Tahrir Squares. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholar Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the Letter-illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights. Rieder has interviewed King's surviving colleagues, and located rare audiotapes of King speaking in the mass meetings of 1963. \u003ci\u003eGospel of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a startling perspective on the Letter and the man who wrote it: an angry prophet who chastised American whites, found solace in the faith and resilience of the slaves, and knew that moral appeal without struggle never brings justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Rieder\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of sociology at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Word of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr\u003c\/i\u003e. and \u003ci\u003eCanarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a regular commentator on TV and radio, a contributor to the\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and a contributing editor for the\u003ci\u003e New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770604945696,"sku":"9781620400593","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/01947efb4a69975fb2a0fbe5dfd52e8c.webp?v=1780375039","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gospel-of-freedom-martin-luther-king-jr-s-letter-from-birmingham-jail-and-the-struggle-that-changed-a-nation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}