Format:
Book
Title:
The life and death of Martin Luther King Jr. / Andrew Vietze.
Author:
Vietze, Andrew, author.
Call Number:
j323.092 King
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Rosen Publishing, 2018.
Description:
48 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Summary:
The upheaval and unrest of the civil rights era paved the way for great leaders. Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as one of the most important voices in American history, leading the fight for equality and justice for the black community. Readers learn how a boy who attended segregated schools in Atlanta rose to become a prominent national figure who lead protest marches, met with presidents, won a Nobel Peace Prize, and inspired a nation. They will discover how Dr. King rallied thousands to the cause of equality, and, in doing so, became a household name, and a treasured national icon.
Series:
Spotlight on the civil rights movement
Spotlight on the civil rights movement.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literature.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
1900-1999
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-1968.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
Civil rights movements.
Civil rights workers.
United States.
Genre:
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.
Contents:
Rights for all! -- A King is born -- A preacher and a doctor -- Love and marriage -- Montgomery explodes -- Boycott! -- Attacks and threats -- Victory! -- Leading a nation -- Fighting by not fighting -- Back to work -- Freedom riding -- Violence in Montgomery -- Standing tall -- "I have a dream" -- Man of the year -- Strength in Selma -- "I've been to the mountaintop" -- Legacy of a King.
ISBN:
9781538380406
1538380404