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adrianacr's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Antisemitism
sdc's review
5.0
I read this because I wanted to take a deeper dive into Martin Luther's King writing and speeches. This collection contains some of his lesser known work.
I was not surprised by MLKs skill with language and his ability to bring a fresh perspective to a long-running problem. What took me aback was MLK's radicalism. He would be (derisively) called a "globalist" today. His affinity for Gandhi and non-violent protest is well-documented, but in this book, he writes in depth about Gandhi's accomplishments as well as those of the burgeoning democracy movement in Africa which were happening in the late 50s and early 60s, as countries like Ghana broke free from the shackles of colonialism, much as India had.
But MLK's comments about the American enterprise are what truly stun. He lambasts Americans as war-mongers and craven capitalists who will do anything for a dollar. He called for a world government. And of course, one can't help but speculate how such beliefs would land in the 21st century.
I was not surprised by MLKs skill with language and his ability to bring a fresh perspective to a long-running problem. What took me aback was MLK's radicalism. He would be (derisively) called a "globalist" today. His affinity for Gandhi and non-violent protest is well-documented, but in this book, he writes in depth about Gandhi's accomplishments as well as those of the burgeoning democracy movement in Africa which were happening in the late 50s and early 60s, as countries like Ghana broke free from the shackles of colonialism, much as India had.
But MLK's comments about the American enterprise are what truly stun. He lambasts Americans as war-mongers and craven capitalists who will do anything for a dollar. He called for a world government. And of course, one can't help but speculate how such beliefs would land in the 21st century.
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