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“曆史書上可能會寫，金牧師出生在亞特蘭大，然後來到蒙哥馬利，但我們覺得，他是在蒙哥馬利的鬥爭中出生的，現在他要搬到亞特蘭大承擔更大的責任。”牧師——這個簡單的術語描述了這位25歲的神學博士，他於1954年來到阿拉巴馬州的蒙哥馬利，成為德克斯特大道浸信會教堂的牧師。他的名字叫小馬丁·路德·金，但是這個年輕的牧師是從哪裏來的呢?他的信仰是什麼?他將在20世紀50年代日益活躍的民權運動中扮演什麼角色?在《成為馬丁·路德·金:馬丁·路德·金與國家領袖的成長》一書中，作者特洛伊·傑克遜通過研究馬丁·路德·金與阿拉巴馬州蒙哥馬利人民的關係，記錄了他作為民權領袖的崛起和成效。傑克遜以蒙哥馬利爭取種族平等的鬥爭為銳利的鏡頭來考察金迅速發展的領導力，探索金與受過教育的人和沒有文化的人、專業人士和工人階級建立聯係的能力。傑克遜特別強調了金與阿拉巴馬州立大學(Alabama State University)年輕的英語教授羅賓遜(Jo Ann Robinson)的聯盟;中年普爾曼搬運工、全國有色人種協進會(NAACP)當地分會負責人e·d·尼克鬆(E. D. Nixon);還有勇敢的白人女性弗吉尼亞·杜爾，她在羅莎·帕克斯拒絕在公交車上給白人讓座後將其保釋出獄。傑克遜細致入微地描繪了金與這些以及社區中其他民權領袖的關係，以說明金在社區中的發展。 Drawing on countless interviews and archival sources, Jackson compares King's sermons and religious writings before, during, and after the Montgomery bus boycott. Jackson demonstrates how King's voice and message evolved during his time in Montgomery, reflecting the shared struggles, challenges, experiences, and hopes of the people with whom he worked. Many studies of the civil rights movement end analyses of Montgomery's struggle with the conclusion of the bus boycott and the establishment of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Jackson surveys King's uneasy post-boycott relations with E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks, shedding new light on Parks's plight in Montgomery after the boycott and revealing the internal discord that threatened the movement's hard-won momentum. The controversies within the Montgomery Improvement Association compelled King to position himself as a national figure who could rise above the quarrels within the movement and focus on attaining its greater goals. Though the Montgomery struggle thrust King into the national spotlight, the local impact on the lives of blacks from all socioeconomic classes was minimal at the time. As the citizens of Montgomery awaited permanent change, King left the city, taking the lessons he learned there onto the national stage. In the crucible of Montgomery, Martin Luther King Jr. was transformed from an inexperienced Baptist preacher into a civil rights leader of profound national importance.

“這本開創性的書展示了你如何通過個人或與他人合作，真正幫助結束世界上的種族主義。克萊德·w·福特一生都在為種族平等與和諧而奮鬥，現在，他將為你帶來50步，讓你擁有改變現狀的力量。”