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They had a dream They had a dream Jules Archer Traces the progression of the civil rights movement and its effect on history through biographical sketches of four prominent and influential African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Mar… OL1437082W
Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Patricia McKissack Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the revered civil rights pioneer. OL14860541W
I have a dream I have a dream James Haskins Presents the life, words, and principles of the noted civil rights worker through extensive quotations from his speeches and writings. OL14865420W
Young Martin's Promise Young Martin's Promise Walter Dean Myers,Alex Haley Young Martin’s Promise is the story of a young Martin Luther King, Jr., and his slow awakening to the existence of segregation. As a child, Martin experiences discrimination that would motivate his e… OL14913071W
All labor has dignity All labor has dignity Martin Luther King Jr. People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ending racial segregation. He fought throughout his life to connect the labor and civil rights movements, envis… OL15444739W
Rewriting Exodus Rewriting Exodus Anna Hartnell Traces the concept of Exodus as a powerful narrative of liberation for pivotal black thinkers and explores its significance for contemporary America. Suggests new ways of thinking about America's rel… OL16171936W
Homeward bound Homeward bound Philip M. Horender Maximilian arrives at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, in time to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream speech" and then finally makes it home on the original target date but still must f… OL17906586W
Martin Luther King, Jr., on leadership Martin Luther King, Jr., on leadership Donald T. Phillips While the American Civil War formally ended slavery, it did not end segregation or racial discrimination. It took nearly 15 years of activism, led by the nonviolent movement organized by Dr. Martin L… OL1807679W
A Knock at Midnight A Knock at Midnight Martin Luther King Jr. With fiery words of wisdom and a passion for justice, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired people everywhere to perform extraordinary acts of courage and ignited one of the most influential mov… OL1945951W
Martin rising Martin rising Brian Pinkney,Andrea Davis Pinkney In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spir… OL19727652W
Behind the public veil Behind the public veil Lewis V. Baldwin "What was Martin Luther King Jr. really like? In this groundbreaking volume, Lewis V. Baldwin answers this question by focusing on the man himself. Drawing on the testimonies of friends, family, and … OL20027205W
Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King Jr. "As the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum, and books like Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me and Claudia Rankine's Citizen swing national attention toward the racism and violence th… OL20052261W
A lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr A lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr Denise Lewis Patrick Relates an incident from the childhood of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., when his best friend's father said they could no longer play together because "colored and white can't mix!" OL2009005W
Free at last! Free at last! Angela Bull,Angela Bull Presents the life and career of Martin Luther King, the man who fought for the civil rights of Afro-Americans in the United States. Suggested level: primary. OL20877403W
"In an inescapable network of mutuality" "In an inescapable network of mutuality" Vicki L. Crawford,Lewis V. Baldwin,Paul R. Dekar "The scholarship on Martin Luther King, Jr. has too often cast him in the image of the Southern black preacher and the American Gandhi, while ignoring or trivializing his global connections and signi… OL22329183W
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Marc Tyler Nobleman Discusses the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., and how his leadership in the civil rights movement to stop racism, segregation, and discrimination in the United States, led to a federal holiday being… OL2881151W
Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Marshall Frady "As a young journalist in the South in the 1960s, Marshall Frady walked the hot sidewalks, sat in crowded churches and courtrooms, and interviewed prominent civil rights leaders. Now the critically a… OL2961461W
Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Heather Lehr Wagner,Robert E. Jakoubek Examines the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights. OL3911094W
April 4, 1968 April 4, 1968 Michael Eric Dyson On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 PM, while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King-the prophet for racial and economic … OL92695W
I've Seen the Promised Land I've Seen the Promised Land Walter Dean Myers Pictures and easy-to-read text introduce the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. OL98270W
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