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1 online resource (x, 273 pages) |
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"There must be somebody to communicate ..." -- A discourse of faith -- Western intellectualism and American ideals -- The problem of race -- Third World, Cold War, and Vietnam -- Radicalization |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was more than the civil rights movements most visible figure; he was its voice. Ring Out Freedom burrows deeply into King's rhetoric to consider not only his important influences but also how his words helped form and define the civil rights movement. The author shows how materialistic, idealistic, and religious ways of explaining the world coexisted in King's speeches and writings. He delineates the roles of God, Jesus, the church, and "the beloved community" in King's rhetoric. Examining King's use of allusions, Sunnemark points to a strategy of employing differen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Language
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Oratory
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Political and social views
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| SUBJECT |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 fast |
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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English language -- United States -- Discourse analysis
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English language -- United States -- Rhetoric
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- History and criticism
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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African Americans -- Civil rights
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Civil rights movements
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English language -- Discourse analysis
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English language -- Rhetoric
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Language and languages
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Oratory
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Political and social views
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American
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Civil Rights Movement.
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Retorica.
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Verbale communicatie.
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United States
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003012813 |
| ISBN |
0253110815 |
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9780253110817 |
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9780253216595 |
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0253216591 |
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9780253343765 |
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0253343763 |
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1282071513 |
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9781282071513 |
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9786612071515 |
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6612071516 |
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