Martin Luther King and the rhetoric of freedom : the Exodus narrative in America's struggle for civil rights / Gary S. Selby.

Author/creator Selby, Gary S.
Format Book
Publication InfoWaco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxii, 217 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Oratory.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Language.
Exodus, The--Sermons.
Exodus, The.
Rhetoric--Religious aspects. --Christianity. --History. --20th century.
Rhetoric--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Rhetoric--Social aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights. --History. --20th century.
Civil rights movements--Southern States. --History. --20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States. --History. --20th century.

SeriesStudies in rhetoric and religion ; 5
Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 5. ^A713789
Contents Rhetoric and social movements -- Let my people go : the Exodus in African American cultural history -- The Red Sea has opened : King's "Death of evil on the seashore" sermon -- Broken aloose from Egypt : the Exodus in King's Montgomery Bus Boycott rhetoric -- Reaching out for Canaan : King's "Birth of a new nation" sermon -- I've been to the mountaintop : King as the movement's Moses -- Keep the movement moving : the Birmingham Protest.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index.
LCCN 2007042670
ISBN9781602580169 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1602580162 (pbk. : alk. paper)