Quotes from book
Why We Can't Wait

Why We Can't Wait
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why We Can't Wait is a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. about the nonviolent movement against racial segregation in the United States, and specifically the 1963 Birmingham campaign. The book describes 1963 as a landmark year in the civil rights movement, and as the beginning of America's "Negro Revolution".

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“Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.”

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“Find a voice in a whisper.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. book Why We Can't Wait

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“Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. book Why We Can't Wait

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“A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. book Why We Can't Wait

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