The Word of the Lord is upon me the righteous performance of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Rieder, Jonathan (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008)
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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