Martin Luther King's Biblical Epic: His Final, Great Speech (Race, Rhetoric, and Media)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0713MCV1B |
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| Number of Pages | : | 355 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Even though King cited and explicated the Bible in hundreds of speeches and sermons, Martin Luther King's Biblical Epic is the first book to analyze his approach to the Bible and its importance to his rhetoric and persuasiveness. delivered his support of African American garbage workers on strike in Memphis. This book also traces the roots of King's speech to its Pentecostal setting and to the Pentecostals in his audience. King scholars generally focus on his theology, not his relation to the Bible or the circumstance of a Baptist
"King's final speech is deeply moving" according to Thomas J. Farrell. Martin Luther King's final speech in Memphis, Tennessee, on the evening of April King's final speech is deeply moving Martin Luther King's final speech in Memphis, Tennessee, on the evening of April 3, 1968, was a deeply moving experience for him. By the end of the speech, tears were rolling down his face. Toward the end of the speech, King affirmed his commitment to do the will of God. He said that God had allowed him to see the promised land. Then he said, "I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land" (quoted from page 182). In this way, he seemed to have predicted his own death, because he wa. , 1968, was a deeply moving experience for him. By the end of the speech, tears were rolling down his face. Toward the end of the speech, King affirmed his commitment to do the will of God. He said that God had allowed him to see the promised land. Then he said, "I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land" (quoted from page 182). In this way, he seemed to have predicted his own death, because he wa