Why We Can't Wait | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

The Negro Revolution - Why 1963? Abstract

* MLK's presentation focuses on the activities surrounding the 1963 Birmingham lunch-counter sit-in demonstrations.
* MLK introduces two young Negro children and their living conditions which helps introduce King's evaluation of the Negro Revolution.
* One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the American Negro still struggles...
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