To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice [Paperback]

This is a dangerous book.Robin D. G. Kelley, author of A remarkable achievementa work of serious scholarship that is also eminently readable. A portrait of King that is more accurate, more troubling, and more needed than ever before. A truer portrait of Kings radical hopes. It is an inspiration for the work ahead. Michael Honeys important and timely new book recovers the fullness of Kings social Christian vision. More than just Jim Crows most formidable detractor, he was one of capitalisms most insistent and incisive critics. Honey leaves no doubt that, in our new Gilded Age, Kings dream, marked by a longing for both racial and economic justice, remains as relevant as ever. Honeys book offers a lively, inspiring, and carefully researched study of Kings efforts for economic justice, reminding readers of this seldom-documented but crucial aspect of Kings legacy.& Michael Honeys very cogent book shows that King intended from the start of his public career to work to end racial discrimination and poverty for all Americans.& Civil rights buffs will enjoy this book. Honey writes to each margin of the civil-rights era and clarifies it with a deep understanding of Kings true significance.& [ King the economic radical has renewed relevance, and Honeys work helps to shift him from static icon to dynamic thinker whose vision can guide us in taking on the grossly unfair aspects of American capitalism.