first edition Hardcover
1968 · New York
by King, Martin Luther, Jr.; Coretta Scott King
New York: Harper and Row, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 78pp. Octavo. [22 cm]. Black cloth over boards. Gilt stamping with title on spine. Dust jacket is rubbed, with a small open tear at top of front cover. This is a collection of Dr. King's arguments and revelations regarding civil rights in the months leading to his death contained in 5 lectures: The Trumpet of Conscience, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, Why We Can't Wait, Strength to Love, Stride Toward Freedom. He elaborates the reasons for the riots that have erupted in retaliation to continued oppression adn exploitation, how the vietnam war has set us back, (truncated)