The words of Martin Luther King Jr. /
Youssef, Jagger,
The words of Martin Luther King Jr. / Jagger Youssef. - 1 online resource - Historical perspectives: in their own words .
Includes index.
A Born Leader -- Segregation -- "Intelligence Plus Character" -- The Montgomery Bus Boycott -- King and the SCLC -- Imprisoned -- The March -- The Nobel Peace Prize -- Legislation at Last -- Assassination -- Hope Over Despair.
"No discussion of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is complete without a close look at Martin Luther King Jr. This carefully researched book is an invaluable source of biographical information and uses King's own powerful words to tell the story of his life and the fight for equality. The Montgomery bus boycott, the March on Washington, and the Civil Rights Act are among the highlighted historic events. Readers will discover how King's words still have significance today, years after his tragic death, as people still strive for equality"--
Grades 4-6 PowerKids Press
9781642824674
2022027995
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 --Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
E185.97.K5
323/.092 B
The words of Martin Luther King Jr. / Jagger Youssef. - 1 online resource - Historical perspectives: in their own words .
Includes index.
A Born Leader -- Segregation -- "Intelligence Plus Character" -- The Montgomery Bus Boycott -- King and the SCLC -- Imprisoned -- The March -- The Nobel Peace Prize -- Legislation at Last -- Assassination -- Hope Over Despair.
"No discussion of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is complete without a close look at Martin Luther King Jr. This carefully researched book is an invaluable source of biographical information and uses King's own powerful words to tell the story of his life and the fight for equality. The Montgomery bus boycott, the March on Washington, and the Civil Rights Act are among the highlighted historic events. Readers will discover how King's words still have significance today, years after his tragic death, as people still strive for equality"--
Grades 4-6 PowerKids Press
9781642824674
2022027995
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 --Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
E185.97.K5
323/.092 B