In 2020, the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer sparked protests across the nation and a marked spike in sales of books on antiracism, a philosophy that can trace its origins to the abolitionist movement. This Collection of Study Guides pays tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement, including titles for parents, educators, high school students, middle-grade readers, book clubs, and literature lovers.
Publication year 1964
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Tags History: U.S., Civil Rights / Jim Crow, Race / Racism, Black Lives Matter, History: World, Philosophy, Philosophy, Social Justice, Classic Fiction, Politics / Government, Biography
Why We Can’t Wait is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s history of the Birmingham protests that took place in 1963 and his effort to explain the aims and goals of the Civil Rights Movement to a national audience. King explores the background of the protests in Birmingham, the importance of nonviolence as the primary approach to protest, how this approach played out in Birmingham, and the aftermath of the protests in an introduction and eight chapters... Read Why We Can't Wait Summary