I may not get there with you : the true Martin Luther King, Jr
Dyson, Michael Eric2001
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Michael Eric Dyson reassesses the legacy of Martin Luther King in the years since his death. He argues that the legacy has been misappropriated by groups ranging from black churches to white conservatives and even the King family. Michael Eric Dyson, former welfare father, Princeton Ph.D. and Baptist preacher, reassesses the legacy of Martin Luther King in the years since his death. A legacy, he argues, which has been misappropriated by groups ranging from white conservatives, black church leaders to advertisers and even the King family. Dyson brings alive a true revolutionary, a hero willing to sacrifice his reputation for the sake of the poor, a Ph.D. willing to roll up his sleeves and work for justice, a prince of the black pulpit willing to go to gaol for his beliefs. He rescues from history a man who is as important today as he was in the 60's, a man as radical as Malcolm X, who has as much in common with the rap artists and church leaders of today. Unafraid to confront King's personal life, Dyson defends King from the forces of historical amnesia, in a book that is ultimately as moving as it is controversial.
Main title:
I may not get there with you : the true Martin Luther King, Jr / Michael Eric Dyson.
Author:
Imprint:
New York ; London : Touchstone, 2001.
Collation:
xvii, 404p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: Free, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-394) and index.
Contents:
ContentsPreface "We as a People Will Get to the Promised Land": Martin and UsIntroduction "You Don't Need to Go Out Saying Martin Luther King, Jr. Is a Saint": The American HeroPart I. IDEOLOGYChapter 1 "I Saw That Dream Turn Into a Nightmare": From Color-Blindness to Black CompensationChapter 2 "Most Americans Are Unconscious Racists": Beyond LiberalismChapter 3 "As I Ponder the Madness of Vietnam": The Outlines of a Militant PacifismChapter 4 "America Must Move Toward a Democratic Socialism": A Progressive Social BlueprintChapter 5 "We Did Engage in a Black Power Move": An Integrationist Embraces Enlightened Black NationalismPart II. IDENTITYChapter 6 "I Had to Know God for Myself": The Shape of a Radical FaithChapter 7 "Somewhere I Read of the Freedom of Speech": Constructing a Unique VoiceChapter 8 "There Is a Civil War Going on Within All of Us": Sexual Personae in the RevolutionChapter 9 "I Have Walked Among the Desperate, Rejected, and Angry": Two Generations of the Young, Gifted, and BlackChapter 10 "The Primary Obligation of the Woman Is That of Motherhood": The Pitfalls of PatriarchyPart III. IMAGEChapter 11 "Be True to What You Said on Paper": A Critical PatriotismChapter 12 "I Won't Have Any Money to Leave Behind": The Ownership of a Great ManChapter 13 "If I Have to Go Through This to Give the People a Symbol": The Burden of RepresentationEpilogue "Lil' Nigger, Just Where You Been?": Metaphors and MovementsNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex
ISBN:
9780684830377 (pbk)
Dewey class:
323.1196073092B KIN
LC class:
E185.97.K5
Language:
English
Subject:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968Afro-American civil rights workers -- United States -- BiographyAfro-American clergy -- United States -- BiographyBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseBiography: generalUnited States of America, USARegional studiesEthnic studiesBiography: historical, political & militaryHistory of the AmericasPolitical leaders & leadershipSocial & cultural historyRelating to African American people20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
BRN:
370805