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Why We Can't Wait

A work by Martin Luther King Jr., first published in 1964

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  • What korrents draws from it

    Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, Nonviolence is a weapon unique in history that cuts without wounding and ennobles whoever wields it, Black Americans had never really been patient in the pure sense of the word …

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  • Connections

    Martin Luther King Jr.

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Key facts

First published
19642
Edition korrents quotes
Penguin Modern Classics, 2018 edition3
Claims on korrents
171

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Nonviolence is a weapon unique in history that cuts without wounding and ennobles whoever wields it (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Black Americans had never really been patient in the pure sense of the word (opens korrents.com)1

  4. Nonviolence mattered psychologically to Black Americans because they had to win and vindicate their dignity to earn self-esteem (opens korrents.com)1

  5. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere (opens korrents.com)1

  6. The tokenism Black Americans condemn is an end in itself, meant to end protest rather than begin a process (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Written by

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

Sources

  1. Why We Can't Wait (Penguin Modern Classics, 2018 edition) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Why We Can't Wait, Q7997883 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)
  3. Why We Can't Wait (Penguin Modern Classics, 2018 edition) (books.google.com) (opens books.google.com)

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