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- GLC#
- GLC05824
- Type
- Books & pamphlets
- Date
- 1964
- Author/Creator
- King, Martin Luther Jr., 1929-1968
- Title
- [Why we can't wait, inscribed to Libby Holman Reynolds Shanker]
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 1 v. : 178 p. : ill. Height: 22 cm, Width: 14.5 cm
- Primary time period
- 1945 to the Present
- Sub-Era
- The Civil Rights Movement The Sixties
Published by Harper and Row. Inscription to Shanker, a singer and activist, states "To my Friend ... In appreciation for your genuine goodwill, your great humanitarian concern and your unswerving devotion to the cause of freedom and justice." Contains a sticker on the inner front cover containing the words "Ex Libris Libby Holman Reynolds" and the printed image of a house. Illustrated with photographs. Text advocates using nonviolent protest to obtain civil rights, and explains why he believes 1963 has been a time ripe for change in America. Considers many of the social, political and cultural forces he sees influencing the simultaneous eruption of civil rights protest across America. Duplicate of GLC03026.
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