Martin Luther King and the rhetoric of freedom : the Exodus narrative in America's struggle for civil rights

Martin Luther King and the rhetoric of freedom : the Exodus narrative in America's struggle for civil rights / Gary S. Selby.

Author/creator	Selby, Gary S.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2008.
Description	xii, 217 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Oratory. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Language. Exodus, The--Sermons. Exodus, The. Rhetoric--Religious aspects --Christianity --History --20th century. Rhetoric--Political aspects --United States --History --20th century. Rhetoric--Social aspects --United States --History --20th century. African Americans--Civil rights --History --20th century. Civil rights movements--Southern States --History --20th century. Civil rights movements--United States --History --20th century.

Series	Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 5 Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 5. ^A713789
Contents	Rhetoric and social movements -- Let my people go : the Exodus in African American cultural history -- The Red Sea has opened : King's "Death of evil on the seashore" sermon -- Broken aloose from Egypt : the Exodus in King's Montgomery Bus Boycott rhetoric -- Reaching out for Canaan : King's "Birth of a new nation" sermon -- I've been to the mountaintop : King as the movement's Moses -- Keep the movement moving : the Birmingham Protest.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index.
LCCN	2007042670
ISBN	9781602580169 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1602580162 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E 185.97.K5 S45 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold