TY - BOOK AU - Youssef,Jagger TI - The words of Martin Luther King Jr. T2 - Historical perspectives: in their own words SN - 9781642824674 AV - E185.97.K5 U1 - 323/.092B 23/eng/20220613 PY - 2023///] CY - Buffalo, New York PB - PowerKids Press KW - King, Martin Luther, KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights KW - Juvenile literature KW - Civil rights movements KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Civil rights workers N1 - 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; Grades 4-6; PowerKids Press N2 - "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"-- ER -