Let the trumpet sound

Stephen B. Oates First published 1982

About this book

The first major biography of King, based on extensive research in manuscript collections, traces King's personal development as well as the development of his ideas on protest and nonviolent resistance, from the influence of Thoreau and Gandhi through the details of his participation in the Civil Rights Movement.

Subjects

  • african american civil rights workers
  • african americans
  • african americans, biography
  • african americans, civil rights
  • afro-americans
  • baptists
  • baptists -- united states -- clergy --
  • biografie
  • biographie
  • biographies
  • biography
  • biography & autobiography
  • civil rights
  • clergy
  • droits
  • king, martin luther, jr., 1929-1968
  • new york times reviewed
  • noirs américains
  • nonfiction
  • race relations