Martin Luther King, Jr.

Books for all ages about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Updated January 12, 2024
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King : a comics biography
Anderson, Ho Che.
Paper Book
Ho Che Anderson has spent over 10 years researching, writing and drawing King, a monumental graphic biography that liberates Martin Luther King Jr. from the saintly, one-dimensional image so prevalent in pop culture. Here is Dr. King - father, husband, politician, deal broker, idealist, pragmatist,...
The Cart that carried Martin
Bunting, Eve
Paper Book
The strength and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. permeates this picture book about Dr. King's funeral in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1968. Quiet yet affecting, THE CART THAT CARRIED MARTIN, is a unique tribute to the life of a man known world-wide for his outstanding efforts as a leader of the...
We march
Evans, Shane.
Paper Book
On August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place--more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march began at the Washington Monument and ended with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr....
Gospel of freedom : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation
Rieder, Jonathan.
Paper Book
"I am in Birmingham because injustice is here," declared Martin Luther King, Jr. He had come to that city of racist terror convinced that massive protest could topple Jim Crow. But the insurgency faltered. To revive it, King made a sacrificial act on Good Friday, April 12, 1963: he was arrested....
Death of a King : the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year
Smiley, Tavis
Paper Book
A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Martin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in his final year....
Chasing King's killer : the hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassin
Swanson, James L.
Paper Book
An astonishing account of the assassination of America's most beloved and celebrated civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, by New York Times bestselling author, James L. Swanson with an introduction by John Lewis. NAACP Image Award Nominee Chicago Public Library...

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