Kings Dream

Download or read book King's Dream written by Eric J. Sundquist and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sundquist’s careful, thoughtful study unearths new and fascinating evidence of the rhetorical traditions in King’s speech.”—Drew D. Hansen, author of The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech That Inspired a Nation “I have a dream”—no words are more widely recognized, or more often repeated, than those called out from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1963. King’s speech, elegantly structured and commanding in tone, has become shorthand not only for his own life but for the entire civil rights movement. In this new exploration of the “I Have a Dream” speech, Eric J. Sundquist places it in the history of American debates about racial justice—debates as old as the nation itself—and demonstrates how the speech, an exultant blend of grand poetry and powerful elocution, perfectly expressed the story of African American freedom. This book is the first to set King’s speech within the cultural and rhetorical traditions on which the civil rights leader drew in crafting his oratory, as well as its essential historical contexts, from the early days of the republic through present-day Supreme Court rulings. At a time when the meaning of the speech has been obscured by its appropriation for every conceivable cause, Sundquist clarifies the transformative power of King’s “Second Emancipation Proclamation” and its continuing relevance for contemporary arguments about equality. “The [‘I Have a Dream’] speech and all that surrounds it—background and consequences—are brought magnificently to life . . . In this book he gives us drama and emotion, a powerful sense of history combined with illuminating scholarship.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice)

Download or read book The Fae King's Dream written by Jamie Schlosser and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first time I meet Damon, he rescues me from a nightmare. Literally. I'm stuck in a coma, and my mind is forcing me to relive the horrific accident that put me in this state over and over again. The gorgeous fae king is the only one who can give me peace.As if the dream can't get any weirder, he tells me we're soul mates. He says he can fix my banged-up brain. He wants to be my hero.Little does he know, I just might end up saving him. Because once I wake up, the real challenge begins. A bunch of vengeful witches want him dead, and they'll stop at nothing to seal his fate.But I've got plans of my own. The coven has caused too much tragedy, and I'll defend my newfound love, even if it's the last thing I do. And it just might be, because if Damon doesn't survive, neither will I.Although each book in this series is about a different couple, it's best if The Fae King's Curse is read first.

Download or read book The Speech written by Gary Younge and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “slim but powerful book,” the award-winning journalist shares the dramatic story surrounding MLK’s most famous speech and its importance today (Boston Globe). On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where he delivered the most iconic speech of the civil rights movement. In The Speech, Gary Younge explains why King’s “I Have a Dream” speech maintains its powerful social relevance by sharing the dramatic story surrounding it. Today, that speech endures as a guiding light in the ongoing struggle for racial equality. Younge roots his work in personal interviews with Clarence Jones, a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. and his draft speechwriter; with Joan Baez, a singer at the march; and with Angela Davis and other leading civil rights leaders. Younge skillfully captures the spirit of that historic day in Washington and offers a new generation of readers a critical modern analysis of why “I Have a Dream” remains America’s favorite speech. “Younge’s meditative retrospection on [the speech’s] significance reminds us of all the micro-moments of transformation behind the scenes—the thought and preparation, vision and revision—whose currency fed that magnificent lightning bolt in history.” —Patricia J. Williams, legal scholar and theorist

Download or read book A Dream of Kings written by Harry Mark Petrakis and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With humor and heartbreak, this Southern Revival edition follows the tragic and triumphant life of a proud Greek immigrant

Download or read book The Red King's Dream, Or, Lewis Carroll in Wonderland written by Jo Elwyn Jones and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1995 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Prophet Yusuf and Kings Dream (goodword) written by Saniyasnain Khan and published by Goodword Books. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Between Dawn and Dusk written by Jamie Schlosser and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-04-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've got a problem. A big muscly problem, with icy blue eyes, long dark hair, and tight leather pants.Keryth is the Night Realm king. My father's greatest enemy. And my fated mate.It isn't easy being a fae princess of the Day Realm. Our kingdom has suffered hardships, but if my father won't approve of the mating bond with Keryth, they'll be putting another body in a casket-mine. If we're kept apart, we'll both die. Not to be dramatic or anything. Destiny just doesn't like to be denied, and our sanity will wither away if we don't give in.Too bad my father doesn't care about that. His solution is to lock me away forever.When Keryth comes to rescue me, I know we can take on anything as long as we're together. But old rivalries die hard, and the past sins of our families come back to haunt us, affecting our future and the ones we love the most.