He waited, because Luther had many people's attention and sympathies. The pope was hoping to pressure Luther to recant, so that his sympathizers would run to the Church of the pope. If Luther was excommunicated outright, those "followers" would likely stay with Luther and reject the imposed papal authority. When Luther was clear that he maintained his stand, he was excommunicated and many Christians went with him.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., Stride toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. 1958.King, Martin Luther, Jr., The Measure of a Man. 1959.King, Martin Luther, Jr., Strength to Love. 1963. Sixteen sermons and one essay entitled "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence."King, Martin Luther, Jr., Why We Can't Wait. 1963.King, Martin Luther, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? 1967.King, Martin Luther, Jr., The Trumpet of Conscience. 1968.A.Itty
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Books including his material and autobiography: A Testament of Hope : The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1986) The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. and Clayborne Carson (1998) Books written by him: King, Martin Luther, Jr., Stride toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. 1958. King, Martin Luther, Jr., The Measure of a Man. 1959. King, Martin Luther, Jr., Strength to Love. 1963. Sixteen sermons and one essay entitled "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence." King, Martin Luther, Jr., Why We Can't Wait. 1963. King, Martin Luther, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? 1967. King, Martin Luther, Jr., The Trumpet of Conscience. 1968.
King says that it rings on every negro with piercing familiarization, that this "wait" has almost always meant never.
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote several books during his lifetime, including "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story" (1958), "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" (1967), and "Why We Can't Wait" (1964).