Martin Luther King, Jr: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the World |
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For many months , devotees of nonviolence , including Bayard Rustin , had suggested to King that going to jail would aid the cause more than allowing the white power structure to embroil him in legal maneuvering .
For many months , devotees of nonviolence , including Bayard Rustin , had suggested to King that going to jail would aid the cause more than allowing the white power structure to embroil him in legal maneuvering .
Page 135
As he and his 25 nonviolent pilgrims were being taken to jail , a Negro bystander lost his temper and slashed at one of Bull Connor's snarling police dogs . Six policemen pounced on the man , took his knife , and arrested him .
As he and his 25 nonviolent pilgrims were being taken to jail , a Negro bystander lost his temper and slashed at one of Bull Connor's snarling police dogs . Six policemen pounced on the man , took his knife , and arrested him .
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The police wagon arrived and hauled them to jail . For the next hour or so , wave upon wave marched out and were likewise arrested . In addition , more than 200 others drifted rather than marched to the downtown area , where they ...
The police wagon arrived and hauled them to jail . For the next hour or so , wave upon wave marched out and were likewise arrested . In addition , more than 200 others drifted rather than marched to the downtown area , where they ...
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Contents
1 AS THE TWIG IS BENT | 1 |
2 A PILGRIMAGE WITH GOD | 15 |
3 THE CALL TO GREATNESS | 30 |
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