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Article: From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Struggle for Economic Justice.(Book review)
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- December 22, 2008
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From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Struggle for Economic Justice. By Thomas E Jackson. (Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. Pp. i, 459. $39.95.)
The quest for economic justice was basic to Martin Luther King Jr.'s mission. Although significant references to King's economic philosophy and opposition to economic injustice can be found in numerous books and articles, no scholar has explored these issues as perceptively and extensively as Thomas E Jackson. Jackson treats King as a champion for the poor and exploited, while also highlighting the sheer complexity and magnitude of his vision of economic democracy.
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