The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.

KING, Coretta Scott .

$600.00

Item Number: 146270

New York: Newmarket Press, 1987.

First edition of this classic collection of the words of Dr. King, selected by Coretta Scott King. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. & Mrs. Charles Martin with love and warmest good wishes, Coretta Scott King,” beneath Florine B. Martin’s mail address label. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Created as a living memorial to the philosophies and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this essential volume includes more than 120 quotations from the greatest civil rights leader's speeches, sermons, and writings. Selected and introduced by Coretta Scott King, The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. helps keep the dream alive by focusing on seven areas of the Nobel Peace Prize winner's concern: the community of man, racism, civil rights, justice and freedom, faith and religion, nonviolence, and peace.