{"product_id":"the-mountaintop-9781472587718","title":"The Mountaintop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExactly one year ago, I stood in that crumbling pulpit in Riverside and shouted that this war would be our own violent undoing, freedom's suicide . . . Well, I'll tell you, there weren't too many Amens that Sunday. But who is a man who does not speak his mind? He is not a man, but I am a man.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe night before his assassination, King retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePortraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountaintop \u003c\/i\u003ealso explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Classics edition of the play features a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson and an introduction by Faedra Chatard Carpenter, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre, University of Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472587718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Katori Hall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40240052895925,"sku":"9781472587718","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e54f99e8-c21e-457b-8ee8-f60fb57a0146.jpg?v=1623727753","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mountaintop-9781472587718","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}