Why We Can't Wait

Contributor(s): King, Martin Luther (Author), Jackson, Jesse (Afterword by)

ISBN: 9780451527530

Publisher: Signet Book

$10.99

Pub Date: January 1, 2000

Dewey: 323.1196073

LCCN: 2001571326

Lexile Code: 1200

Features: Bibliography, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 0.70" H x 7.40" L x 4.20" W ( 0.30 lbs) 240 pages

BISAC Categories:

Social Science | Cultural and Ethnic Studies | African American and Black Studies | Political Science | Civil Rights

Series: Signet Classics

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000069665 ( Why We Can't Wait)

Reading level: 10.40

Interest level: UG

Point value: 10.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: This paperback reissue of a classic not only examines King's Birmingham campaign for civil rights, but the history of the struggle and the tasks that await future generations fighting for equality. New Afterword by Rev. Jesse Jackson. Reissue.

Review Quotes: "No child should graduate from high school without having read this book. In telling the story of the third American Revolution, it is as integral to American history as the Declaration of Independence."--Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

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