Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? [Paperback]

Martin Luther King Jr. (Author)

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Publication Date: 1968

209 PAGES.

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Beacon Press (1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807005711
• ISBN-13: 978-0807005712
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #725,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of the nonviolent civil rights movement, was among the twentieth century's most influential figures. One of the greatest orators in U.S. history, King also authored several books, including Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, and Why We Can't Wait. His speeches, sermons, and writings are inspirational and timeless. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Martin's last words to America : Is anyone listening ?, October 9, 2002

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rodog63jr (bronx, N.Y.C. N.Y. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (Paperback)

Many of those who claim to admire Dr. King and quote from his I have a dream speech seem to have never read his books. This book is the best of all the books King has written and probably the least read. In it, Dr. King critiques himself for giving the then youthful leaders of the Black Power Movement too overly optimistic views of the progress of integration. He also presents the pros and cons of Black Power. He states the need for White America to do much more to improve race relations other than declaring racism to be wrong. He calls for the teaching of African-American history, and for the nation to focus more on helping the poor over military spending. This book should be mandatory reading for high school students, college students, teachers, public officials and business leaders.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Civil Rights 1967, June 11, 2005

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Gregory Adams (Moorestown, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (Paperback)

Dr. King's penultimate book provides a snapshot of where we were in 1967. Two turning points had been reached.

First, his program of nonviolent direct action was clearly winning the struggle against old fashioned southern segregation, and Dr. King was looking toward the next step. He believed that the next logical step toward setting people free was a massive government program addressing the problem of poverty.

Second, within the civil rights movement, a "black power" mentality was gaining prominence. Some argued that whites should be excluded from the civil rights movement, and that nonviolence should be abandoned. Dr. King insisted that this approach would only balkanize our country, having disastrous effect, especially on blacks.

As with his other books, the author's brilliance, his scholarship, and his Christian love all come through.

It would be best to read "Stride Toward Freedom" and "Why We Can't Wait" before reading this one.