''Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story'' (published 1958) is
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...
's historic account of the 1955–1956
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement in the United States ...
. The book describes the conditions of African Americans living in Alabama during the era, and chronicles the events and participants' planning and thoughts about the boycott and its aftermath.
Pilgrimage to Nonviolence
In the chapter "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence", King outlined his understanding of
nonviolence
Nonviolence is the personal practice of not causing harm to others under any condition. It may come from the belief that hurting people, animals and/or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and it may refer to a general philosoph ...
, which seeks to win an opponent to friendship, rather than to humiliate or defeat him. The chapter draws from an address by Wofford, with Rustin and
Stanley Levison also providing guidance and ghostwriting.
See also
* ''
Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story
''Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story'' is a 16-page comic book about Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery bus boycott published in 1957 by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR USA). It advocates the principles of nonvio ...
''
References
External sources
''Stanford University Encyclopedia'' entry on the volume
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1958 non-fiction books
Works by Martin Luther King Jr.
Harper & Brothers books
Books about activism
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