Stride Toward Freedom
The Montgomery Story
Beacon Press · Print & ebook · January 1, 2010
MLK’s classic account of the first successful large-scale act of nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott.
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- Who it’s for
- A young King’s intimate account pairs the Montgomery boycott with the collective work behind change.
- Themes
- Nonviolent resistance, Collective activism, Racial discrimination and equality
- Genres
- Activist Lives, Black & African American Lives, Civil Rights
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MLK’s classic account of the first successful large-scale act of nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott. A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the successful completion of the boycott.
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In his memoir about the event, he tells the stories that informed his radical political thinking before, during, and after the boycott—from first witnessing economic injustice as a teenager and watching his parents experience discrimination to his decision to begin working with the NAACP. Throughout, he demonstrates how activism and leadership can come from any experience at any age. Comprehensive and intimate, Stride Toward Freedom emphasizes the collective nature of the movement and includes King’s experiences learning from other activists working on the boycott, including Mrs. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin. It traces the phenomenal journey of a community and shows how the 28-year-old Dr. King, with his conviction for equality and nonviolence, helped transform the nation and the world.
A Movement in Motion
A young King’s intimate account pairs the Montgomery boycott with the collective work behind change.
Come here for
- A close view of the thinking that shaped King’s political convictions
- The movement’s shared labor, including lessons from other activists
Expect
- Personal memories alongside a larger civil rights struggle
- A layered account of leadership, equality, and nonviolence
Where it sits
| Activist Lives | 51% |
|---|---|
| Civil Rights | 45% |
| Black & African American Lives | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 20th-Century America
- Civil Rights
- African American Studies
- Authors
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Published
- January 1, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Nonviolent resistance · Collective activism · Racial discrimination and equality
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century America