To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice
Michael K. Honey
Jul 2018 · Highbridge Audio · Narrated by JD Jackson
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More than fifty years ago an assassin's bullet robbed us of one of the most eloquent voices for twentieth-century human rights and justice. Drawing on a new generation of scholarship about the civil rights era, To the Promised Land goes beyond the iconic view of King as an advocate of racial harmony to explore his profound commitment to the poor and working class, and his call for "nonviolent resistance" to all forms of oppression, including economic injustice.
Phase one of that struggle led to the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. In phase two, King organized poor people and demonstrated for union rights, while seeking a "moral revolution" to replace the self-seeking individualism of the rich with an overriding concern for the common good. To the Promised Land asks us to think about what it would mean to truly fulfill King’s legacy and move toward what he called "the Promised Land" in our own time.
Phase one of that struggle led to the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. In phase two, King organized poor people and demonstrated for union rights, while seeking a "moral revolution" to replace the self-seeking individualism of the rich with an overriding concern for the common good. To the Promised Land asks us to think about what it would mean to truly fulfill King’s legacy and move toward what he called "the Promised Land" in our own time.
More than fifty years ago an assassin's bullet robbed us of one of the most eloquent voices for twentieth-century human rights and justice. Drawing on a new generation of scholarship about the civil rights era, To the Promised Land goes beyond the iconic view of King as an advocate of racial harm...
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Michael K. Honey, a former Southern civil rights and civil liberties organizer, is professor of labor, ethnic, and gender studies and American history, and the Haley Professor of Humanities, at the University of Washington Tacoma. He is the author of two prize-winning books on labor and civil rights history.
J. D. Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. A classically trained actor, his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, and Law & Order. J. D. was named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013.
Michael K. Honey, a former Southern civil rights and civil liberties organizer, is professor of labor, ethnic, and gender studies and American history, and the Haley Professor of Humanities, at the University of Washington Tacoma. He is the author of two prize-winning books on labor and civil rig...
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