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"Free at last!"It has been more than thirty years since Martin Luther King Jr. shouted those words to a crowd gathered in Washington, D.C. His speech, "I Have a Dream," is now familiar, even famous. But has his dream been realized?In Free at Last? Carl Ellis offers an in-depth assessment of the state of African-American freedom and dignity within American culture today. Updating and expanding his examination (previously published as Beyond Liberation) for a new generation of readers, Ellis stresses how important it is for African-Americans to know who they are and where they have been. So he begins by tracing the growth of Black consciousness from the days of slavery to the present, noting especially the contributions of King and Malcolm X. He also pays particular attention to traces of a "theological soul dynamic," an authentic manifestation of Christianity in Black culture, which runs through American history. It is this dynamic faith, says Ellis, that promises true freedom--the realization of King's dream--for African-Americans today.

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It used to be said that Western historians had sold us a bill of goods, that what was portrayed as "objective" history was in reality White* history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brother Martin, Word of God, Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam, Martin Luther King, White Christianity-ism, Bull Connor, Old Testament, Jim Crow, Black America, Brother Malcolm, United States, Warith Muhammad, Black Consciousness Movement, River Jordan, Two-Thirds World, A'nt Jane, Denis Osborne, Frederick Douglass, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Bill Evans, Christianity of Christ, God of the Scriptures, Imam Muhammad New!
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