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King and the other America : the Poor People's Campaign and the quest for economic equality / Sylvie Laurent ; foreword by William Julius Wilson.

Laurent, Sylvie, author.; Wilson, William J., 1935- writer of supplementary textual content.
2018
305.5690973 L382k 2018
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Title
King and the other America : the Poor People's Campaign and the quest for economic equality / Sylvie Laurent ; foreword by William Julius Wilson.
Author
Laurent, Sylvie, author.
ISBN
9780520288560 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520288564 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520288577 paperback ; alkaline paper
0520288572 paperback ; alkaline paper
Published
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Language
English
Description
xii, 368 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
305.5690973 L382k 2018
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1029631659
(OCoLC)1029631659
Summary
"Shortly before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. called for a radical redistribution of economic and political power to transform the whole of society. A neglected and obscured episode of the late Civil Rights movement, The Poor People's Campaign, designed by King in 1967 and carried out after his death, brought together impoverished Americans of all races to demand better wages, better jobs, better homes, and better education. He believed that not only a fight for rights but the radical distribution of wealth had to be demanded through interracial protest. King and the Other America explores this overlooked campaign to not only understand King's commitment to social justice but to understand the long-term trajectory of the Civil Rights Movement. Digging into earlier 20th century arguments about economic inequality across America, which King drew on through his entire political and religious life, Sylvie Laurent argues that the Poor People's Campaign was the logical culmination of King's influences and ideas and the lasting impact he had on young activists and the public. Fifty years later, growing inequality and grinding poverty in the United States have spurred new efforts to rejuvenate the campaign. This book is essential to understanding today's movement through King's radical, intellectual thought and his struggle for genuine equality for all"--Provided by publisher.
Note
"George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--prior to title page.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The patriarchs
The prophets of justice
The city and the church
The torchbearer
The pauper
An "American commune"
A counter-war on poverty
Facing structural injustice
A "right not to starve."
Added Author
Wilson, William J., 1935- writer of supplementary textual content.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Laurent, Sylvie. King and the other America. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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