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Martin Luther King
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Before Martin Luther King Jr shared his dream with the nation and the world, he was preaching it from the pulpit of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Known throughout the world as a leader and a visionary in the civil rights movement, Reverend King Jr was first and foremost a preacher.
With fiery words of hope, wisdom, and a passion for justice that resonate as much today as they did years ago, Reverend Dr King, stirred the deepest convictions of listeners everywhere, inspiring them to extraordinary acts of courage and perseverance that ignited one of the most influential moments of the 20th century.
A Knock at Midnight is the definitive collection of eleven of Dr King's most powerful and spiritual sermons. These sermons are each introduced by a distinguished member of today's spiritual community, including Reverend Billy Graham and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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