Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America's Struggle for Civil Rights

by Gary S. Selby

Book Overview

In this beautifully written book, Gary Selby shows how Martin Luther King, Jr. used the biblical story of Exodus to motivate African Americans in their struggle for freedom from racial oppression. Through an examination of King's major speeches, Selby illuminates the ways in which King drew from the Exodus narrative to offer his listeners a structure that explained their present circumstances, urged united action, and provided the conviction that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602580162
• ISBN13: 9781602580169
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher