Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote desegregation and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death—from an assassin's bullet—in 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations this Who Was? celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man.
Description
The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote desegregation and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death - from an assassin's bullet - in 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations this Who Was? celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man.
Information
Grade: Grade 3-Grade 7
Brand: Grosset & Dunlap
Publisher Date: 04/12/2013
Author: Bonnie Bader
Dimensions: 7.63 x 5.13
UPC: 9780448447230
Ages: 8-12
Pages: 112
