Visions of a better world : Howard Thurman's pilgrimage to India and the origins of African American nonviolence / Quinton H. Dixie & Peter Eisenstadt.
Dixie, Quinton Hosford.; Eisenstadt, Peter R., 1954-
2011
BX6495.T53 D49 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Visions of a better world : Howard Thurman's pilgrimage to India and the origins of African American nonviolence / Quinton H. Dixie & Peter Eisenstadt.
Author
Dixie, Quinton Hosford.
ISBN
9780807000458 alk. paper
0807000450 alk. paper
Publication Details
Boston : Beacon Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xxv, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
BX6495.T53 D49 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
280/.4092 B
Summary
Provides a detailed account of Howard Thurman's experiences while traveling in India in 1935, describes his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi, who taught Thurman about nonviolent resistance, and discusses the impact of his trip on his religious philosophy and the course of the civil rights movement in the United States.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-227) and index.
Added Author
Eisenstadt, Peter R., 1954-
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