American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice

A powerful look at the lives and thought of seven prophetic activists in 20th-century America! Learn how Abraham Heschel, A.J. Muste, Dorothy Day, Howard Thurman, Thomas Merton, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer succeeded in conveying their vision for justice to the broader public through writing, speaking, demonstrating, and organizing for social change. 248 pages, softcover from Princeton University.