![]() ![]() Though that proclamation gave freedom from physical ownership of the body, the Negroes still suffered from economical and social segregation, humiliation, subservience and oppression. King's sermons, speeches, and writings supporting his strong beliefs that nonviolent active protest is the only safe way in which the Negro people could gain the civil rights promised them in the Emancipation Proclamation of 1864. Included in this book are a portion of Dr. is a compilation of writings and speeches from the life of Martin Luther King from his rise to prominence during the 1956 Birmingham, Alabama, bus boycott to an interview given just ten days before his assassination in 1968 and articles published shortly after. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. ![]()
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