MLK's classic account of the first successful large-scale act of
nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott.
A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the
successful completion of the boycott. In his memoir about the event, he
tells the stories that informed his radical political thinking before,
during, and after the boycott--from first witnessing economic injustice
as a teenager and watching his parents experience discrimination to his
decision to begin working with the NAACP. Throughout, he demonstrates
how activism and leadership can come from any experience at any age.
Comprehensive and intimate, Stride Toward Freedom emphasizes the
collective nature of the movement and includes King's experiences
learning from other activists working on the boycott, including Mrs.
Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin. It traces the phenomenal journey of a
community and shows how the 28-year-old Dr. King, with his conviction
for equality and nonviolence, helped transform the nation and the world.