Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Speaks: Representative Speeches of a Great American Orator [Paperback]

Freddie C. Colston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0761823433 | ISBN-13: 978-0761823438

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Speaks is a documentary of thirty-one speeches delivered by the great educator, civil rights advocate, minister, philosopher, and orator. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., referred to Dr. Mays as his "spiritual and intellectual father," indicating the influence the educator had on the development of his social and religious thought. Dr. Mays inspired and motivated young King while he was a student at Morehouse College during the 1940s through his Tuesday morning chapel speeches to the student body and in informal chats thereafter. In addition to mentoring King, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Mays had a significant impact on the lives of an immeasurable number of others who made meaningful contributions to American life and culture. Dr. Mays delivered more than a thousand speeches during his remarkable career. He was a powerful, credible, smooth speaker, who captured the audience's full attention in the first few minutes, and held it until the end. This book is the first attempt to craft a representative collection of Dr. Mays's oratory that embraces the pre- and post-civil rights eras, along with clear and logical analyses of many of the key issues of the twentieth century.

Editorial Reviews

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This compilation offers current and future generations a peek at a master linguist whose finely honed mind harnessed itself to the impeccable values of the Judeo-Christina tradition. . . . Gems of wisdom literally leap from every page.>>>> (Daily Press, Newport News Virginia )

This compilation offers current and future generations a peek at a master linguist whose finely honed mind harnessed itself to the impeccable values of the Judeo-Christina tradition. . . . Gems of wisdom literally leap from every page. (Daily Press, Newport News Virginia )

About the Author

Freddie C. Colston is a retired Professor of Political Science.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (July 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761823433
• ISBN-13: 978-0761823438
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,904,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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