A biography of civil rights advocate Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Designed specifically for preschool comprehension, a board book introduction to the influential civil rights activist and speaker chronicles his early years, religious leadership and history-shaping work to promote equality for all people"--

Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" {u2014}illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights.

Henry's freedom box: A fictionalized story about a young slave who mails himself to freedom. March on!: Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister recalls the day she heard him deliver his "I have a dream" speech. Martin's big words: Introduces the ideas and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. using some of his own words. Rosa: Recounts how Rosa Parks set the events of the civil rights movement in motion by refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama...

Profiles the civil rights leader, discussing his career as a pastor, his fight for African American rights, and his legacy.

Ralph argues that the new push for equality, exemplified by the Chicago Freedom Movement, actually undermined popular support for the civil rights movement and let to its ultimate decline.

"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--