Description |
218 pages ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Series |
Kansas Notable book ; 2023.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Network of mutuality -- The highest ethical ideal -- A revolution of values -- Like a King -- Drum major instinct -- The strength to love -- We as a people -- The world house -- All labor has dignity -- Growing up King -- The content of our character -- A stone of hope. |
Summary |
Jelks's meditations are written in the form of letter to Martin Luther King Jr. He speaks to the many public issues we presently confront in the United States: economic inequality, freedom of assembly, police brutality, ongoing social class conflicts, and geopolitics. The result is a contemporary revival of the literary tradition of meditative social analysis. These meditations on democracy provide spiritual oxygen to help readers endure the struggles of rebranding, rebuilding, and reforming our democratic institutions so that we can all breathe. -- adapted from jacket. |
Awards |
Kansas Notable Book, 2023. |
Subject |
African Americans -- Political activity.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States.
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Racial justice -- United States.
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Democracy -- United States.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. (OCoLC)fst00040023
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
(OCoLC)fst00799575
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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Racial justice. (OCoLC)fst02021735
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Added Title |
Meditations on democracy in Black America |
ISBN |
9781641606035 (hardcover) |
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1641606037 (hardcover) |
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