Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
A memoir centered on the Montgomery bus boycott that traces how the civil rights movement took shape through King himself. It shows that the movement was built not only on personal courage but also on collective work with fellow activists, and it presents nonviolent resistance as a lived practice.
Work Information
A firsthand account of how nonviolent resistance took shape in the Montgomery boycott.
A largely intimate autobiographical work in which a young King reflects on how the Montgomery bus boycott deepened his understanding of nonviolent resistance. It captures both the personal struggle of confronting segregation and the shared effort through which a community advanced the movement.
Review Summaries
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Readers value the author’s close-up perspective and the way the book turns a historic campaign into lived experience rather than abstract theory. Many praise its direct account of nonviolence as a practical discipline that still feels urgent.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Childrens Books
- Published
- 1987-01-01
- Pages
- 240 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.34 x 1.91 x 20.32 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780062504906
- ISBN-10
- 0062504908
- Price
- 79498 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Politics & Social Sciences/Politics & Government/Specific Topics/Civil Rights & Liberties
Chronicles the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott sparked by Mrs. Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat to a white male, describing the plans and problems of a nonviolent campaign, reprisals by the white community, and the eventual attainment of desegrated city bus service.
Reviews
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This historically important account of the Montgomery bus boycott, penned by Martin Luther King, Jr., is, for reasons beyond my comprehension, out-of-print. Well-written and easy to read, it provides a first-hand account of the personal, social, and political events leading up to and following the bus boycott as well as rich insights into the man who moved a nation filled with fear and hate through the power of love. His account covers not only what he did, but also why and how he chose to do it. It's a book worth having and keeping.
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Very happy with purchase, prompt delivery item as descibed
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One of my favorite books. I really like how this used to be a library book, it adds to the historical factor in owning this book. The due dates stamps are even in the book. Very happy with this purchase! Feels vintage=)
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King's profound insights and linguistic mastery make the text continually inspiring on spiritual. literary and historical contexts. There is much for the reader to gain.
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I read this over and over because you cannot appreciate MLK's wisdom and insight after just one read. his words echo throughout the ages and are as stirring in today's time as then. Considering humanity's shortcomings, I presume his work will be relevant for ages to come-the context may change, but not the underlying premise.