| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 5 |
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Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 5.
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| Contents |
Rhetoric and social movements -- Let my people go : the Exodus in African American cultural history -- The Red Sea has opened : King's "Death of evil on the seashore" sermon -- Broken aloose from Egypt : the Exodus in King's Montgomery Bus Boycott rhetoric -- Reaching out for Canaan : King's "Birth of a new nation" sermon -- I've been to the mountaintop : King as the movement's Moses -- Keep the movement moving : the Birmingham Protest |
| Summary |
Gary Selby shows how Martin Luther King, Jr. used the biblical story of Exodus to motivate African Americans in their struggle for freedom from racial oppression. Through an examination of King's major speeches, Selby illuminates the ways in which King drew from the Exodus narrative to offer his listeners a structure that explained their present circumstances, urged united action, and provided the conviction that they would succeed. Selby explains how King constructed a symbolic framework for interpreting the setbacks of the Civil Rights movement, even as he challenged them to remain faithful to the cause. - Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index |
| Notes |
online resource; title from ebookviewer title page (EBSCOhost, viewed March 29, 2021) |
| Subject |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Oratory
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Language
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| SUBJECT |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. fast (OCoLC)fst00040023 |
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King, Martin Luther. swd |
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Exodus. swd |
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Exodus, The -- Sermons
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Exodus, The.
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Rhetoric -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 20th century
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Rhetoric -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
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Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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Civil rights movements.
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Exodus, The.
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Language and languages.
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Oratory.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects.
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Rhetoric -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Rhetoric -- Social aspects.
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Politische Rede
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Bürgerrechtsbewegung
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Southern States.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Sermons.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007042670 |
| ISBN |
9781435657601 |
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1435657608 |
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9781602581722 |
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160258172X |
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