Why We Can't Wait.

King, Jr., Martin Luther

Published by Harper & Row Publishers, New York, 1964

About this Item

First edition of Dr. King's third book, including his reflections on his 1963 Birmingham campaign. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. Charles Martin With Best Wishes Martin Luther King Jr." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Published the same year Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, Why We Canâ t Wait was his response to the assassination of President Kennedy as well as his attempt to â place the events of 1963 in historical perspective, relating the Negroâ s own long search for freedom since the Emancipation Proclamationâ (Oates, Let the Trumpet Sound). Includes Kingâ s famous Letter from Birmingham Jail, published here in full for the first time.

Seller Inventory # 144190

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why We Can't Wait.
• Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 1964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition