The Word of the Lord is upon me : the righteous performance of Martin Luther King, Jr. /
Jonathan Rieder.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
- x, 394 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-382) and index.
Artistry of argument -- Pt. I Inside the circle of the tribe. The geometry of belonging ; Brotherhood and "brother"hood ; Backstage and blackstage ; Race men and real men ; The prophetic backstage -- Pt. II Son of a (black) preacher man. Flight from the folk? ; Homilies of black liberation ; Raw and refined -- Pt. III King in the mass meeting. Beloved black community ; The physics of deliverance ; The rationality of defieance ; The courage to be ; Free riders and freedom riders -- Pt. IV Crossing over into beloved community. Artifice and authenticity ; Practicing what you preach ; Validating the movement ; The allure of rudeness ; Black interludes in the crossover moment.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 --Oratory. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 --Language. King, Martin Luther, 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, 1929-1968--Discursos Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos. Derechos de los negros--Estados Unidos. Segregación contra los negros--Estados Unidos.