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Summary: Beautifully Written and Argued
Review: What can be said of Dr. King not already said: he was a magnificent and nation-changing individual and just as important, if not more so, to this nation as the British Founding Fathers. On the premis that "[f]reedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed[,]" this book argues the foundation of the social outlook of his movement and for a more natural worldview. The arguments are based on what Dr. King knew: the Church Fathers (eg, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas), the US Constitution, and a realistic belief in people being equal in the sense of all being human and there being no subsets. I wish every person in the world could read and fully understand this book.
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Summary: Captivating and real
Review: What can I say that the other reviews haven't already said? This is a must-have for anyone interested in the major issue that has consumed our country and most of the world for so long. Well-written, well-researched, and well. . . just a plain good read. Highly recommended.Also recommended: The Color Purple, Bark of the Dogwood, End of Blackness
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Summary: The time "is" right!
Review: Why we can't wait is a graphic description of the struggle of African Americans for equality. It blesses the reader with some valuable lessons to live by...that the oppressor must "want" freedom for themself; that injustice "is" like a boil or a sickness but it can be eradicated when exposed to proper medicine...the light! Other valuable words of wisdom are truly a blessing!
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Summary: Powerful
Review: Why we can`t wait is written in the same style as all of Martin Luther`s writings. It is rhetorical and gripping. It states clearly and leaving no room for doubt the requirements of the [Black] people and the forms of their oppression. It is a fairly short book (A bit over 100 pages) and can be read within a short space of time giving a powerful, if slightly repetitive idea of why he was moved to fight for the rights of his people.
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