Why We Can't Wait

<b><b>Martin Luther King's classic exploration of the events and forces behind the Civil Rights Movement--including his </b>Letter from Birmingham Jail April 16 1963. <p/></b><i>There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.</i><b> <p/></b>In 1963 Birmingham Alabama was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States. The campaign launched by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement on the segregated streets of Birmingham demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action. <p/>In this remarkable book--winner of the Nobel Peace Prize--Dr. King recounts the story of Birmingham in vivid detail tracing the history of the struggle for civil rights back to its beginnings three centuries ago and looking to the future assessing the work to be done beyond Birmingham to bring about full equality for African Americans. Above all Dr. King offers an eloquent and penetrating analysis of the events and pressures that propelled the Civil Rights movement from lunch counter sit-ins and prayer marches to the forefront of American consciousness. <p/>Since its publication in the 1960s <i>Why We Can't Wait</i> has become an indisputable classic. Now more than ever it is an enduring testament to the wise and courageous vision of Martin Luther King Jr. <p/><b>Includes photographs and an Afterword by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr.</b>