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Date of Publication: 1992
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Raising Up A Prophet: The African-American Encounter With Gandhi Paperback – January 1, 1992

by Sudarshan Kapur (Author)
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Argues that Gandhi, rather than Martin Luther King, Jr., introduced the concept of nonviolence to American Blacks, and looks at the civil rights movement
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  1. Print length
    222 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Beacon Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1992
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0807009156
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0807009154
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In this slim book, Kapur shows that Martin Luther King Jr.'s use of Gandhian nonviolent tactics was just the next step on a continuum of African American involvement with Gandhi and his methods. Covering the years from 1919 to 1955, Kapur quotes several newspapers and details all the famous black leaders who met or praised Gandhi. No one can argue with his thoroughness, but one can wonder why he did not choose to more fully address the more interesting question of what made King different from other black leaders who had also used Gandhian tactics. In his book Lay Bare the Heart ( LJ 3/1/85), James Farmer describes several incidents where such tactics were used and states his organization CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), founded in 1942, was organized with those tactics in mind. Why did this veteran champion of civil rights activism end up overshadowed by King? We get hints in Kapur's book, but a more detailed comparison of King, Farmer, A. Phillip Randolph, and Marcus Garvey would have lifted this book from a scholarly thesis to one of general interest. Recommended only for Indian history and black studies collections.
- Anita L. Cole, Miami-Dade P.L. System, Fla.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beacon Pr; First Edition (January 1, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807009156
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807009154
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches

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