Martin Luther King Jr. and Julius K. Nyerere’s Shared Dreams for Racial Equality and Human Dignity

This article parallels Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream for civil, economic, and racial equality in the USA with Julius K. Nyerere’s unrelenting liberation struggle for the emancipation of Southern Africa from colonial shackles. I write this article fully cognizant of King’s belief that what united th...

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Main Author: Rwezaura, Deogratias M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2023
In: Theological studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 435-452
Further subjects:B Julius K. Nyerere
B shared dream
B nonviolent resistance
B liberation struggle
B racial equality
B racial justice
B Martin Luther King Jr
B Stephen Biko
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Summary:This article parallels Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream for civil, economic, and racial equality in the USA with Julius K. Nyerere’s unrelenting liberation struggle for the emancipation of Southern Africa from colonial shackles. I write this article fully cognizant of King’s belief that what united the minority and colonial peoples of America, African, and Asia was the struggle to overcome the legacy of colonialism and racial injustice. I therefore argue that King’s dream was a shared dream, which I analyze through the prism of liberation theology.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00405639231189189