Clayborne Carson ist ein herausragender Historiker und Leiter des Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. Seine engagierte Arbeit konzentriert sich auf die Herausgabe und Veröffentlichung der umfangreichen Archivdokumente von Martin Luther King, Jr. Carsons Beitrag liegt in der sorgfältigen Bewahrung und Zugänglichmachung entscheidender Dokumente, die das Leben und Erbe einer Schlüsselfigur der amerikanischen Geschichte beleuchten. Seine Forschung bietet tiefe Einblicke in die Bürgerrechtsbewegung und die intellektuelle Welt von Martin Luther King, Jr.
This collection includes the text of Dr. King's best-known oration, "I Have a Dream, " his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, and "Beyond Vietnam, " a compelling argument for ending the ongoing conflict. Each speech has an insightful introduction on the current relevance of Dr. King's words by such renowned defenders of civil rights as Rosa Parks, the Dalai Lama, and Ambassador Andrew Young, among others.
Compiled from his own words, this history-making autobiography IS Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who rebelled against segregation; the dedicated young minister who constantly questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom; the loving husband and father who sought to balance his family's needs with those of a growing nationwide movement; and the reflective, world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. Relevant and insightful, this Autobiography offers King's seldom discussed views on some of the world's greatest and most controversial figures including John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Mahatma Gandhi and Richard Nixon. This book brings to life a remarkable man whose thoughts and actions speak to our most burning contemporary issues and still inspire our desires, hopes and dreams.
A classical musician finds a prince in a chat room. Three dancers in Kochi mastermind their sex lives over email. A young wife in Mumbai becomes obsessed with a dead woman’s online relics. Strange (and familiar) troll wars drag at a writer’s peace of mind. Her daughter’s cellphone conversations deeply worry a cook in Delhi. A young mother finds a job monitoring disturbing content for a social media company.The stories in this dazzling debut collection tap into the rich vein of love, violence and intimacy that technology, particularly the Internet, has brought to the lives of Indians over the last two decades. Two decades that transformed India’s digital landscape, where would-be lovers went from cooing into cordless phones to swiping right on cellphones.Whimsical in its telling and brutal in its probing of the human mind, these stories breathe unexpected life into the dark and joyful corners of a country learning to relish and resist globalisation.
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A helpful resource for Steiner-Waldorf teachers approaching history for Class 8, this collection includes the stories of twenty remarkable men and women from around the world, including Marie Curie and Nelson Mandela.
Celebrated Stanford historian Clayborne Carson, director and editor of the Martin Luther King Papers Project, has organized King's extensive writings into a posthumous autobiography. King's early essay highlights the importance of an informed democracy, stating that a nation cannot thrive with one group living in ignorance. This sentiment is woven throughout his career, forming a coherent narrative of his quest for social justice. The autobiography explores King's philosophical training at Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University, where he integrated the teachings of Afro-American theologian Benjamin Mays with the philosophies of Locke, Rousseau, Gandhi, and Thoreau. Readers experience King's trials and triumphs, including the Montgomery Boycott, the iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, the Selma March, and his receipt of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. In one of his final speeches, King emphasized that God judges us by the overall trajectory of our lives, not individual mistakes. Carson's editing presents a compelling argument for King's legacy, drawing directly from his writings to illuminate his life circumstances without deifying him.