Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom

The Exodus Narrative in America's Struggle for Civil Rights

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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In this beautifully written book, 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-06-25
Mått153 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt376 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Rhetoric & Religion
Antal sidor225
FörlagBaylor University Press
ISBN9781602580169

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PrefaceIntroduction1 Rhetoric and Social Movements2 Let My People Go: The Exodus in African American Cultural History3 The Red Sea Has Opened: King's ""Death of Evil on the Seashore"" Sermon4 Broken Aloose from Egypt: The Exodus in King's Montgomery Bus Boycott Rhetoric5 Reaching Out for Canaan: King's ""Birth of a New Nation"" Sermon6 I've Been to the Mountaintop: King as the Movement's Moses7 Keep the Movement Moving: The Birmingham ProtestConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

This book surprises the reader with discoveries that make its theme come alive with a renewed appreciation for how rhetorical subjects are embedded inextricably in the human experience. The writing is simple, clear, engaging, and often even exciting. Gary Selby helps us to grasp the power of rhetoric as a lived, experienced phenomenon. His work draws out King's use of Exodus in a manner that provides unsuspected depth of meaning and understanding. Michael Osborn, University of Memphis, Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication