DK Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Pastan, Amy; Levi, Primo

• ISBN13: 9780756603427
• ISBN10: 0756603420
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-23
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Tells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.

Author Biography

Amy Pastan is a writer and editor of illustrated books for children and adults

Table of Contents

Being Black in Dixie	p. 6
Finding Faith	p. 16
Mobilizing Montgomery	p. 26
Following in Gandhi's Footsteps	p. 36
Fighting Back	p. 46
Battling in Birmingham	p. 56
Daring to Dream	p. 64
Marching in Selma	p. 72
Expanding the Crusade	p. 82
Striking in Memphis	p. 92
Mourning a Leader	p. 102
Honoring the Man, Not the Myth	p. 112
Timeline	p. 122
Bibliography	p. 124
For Further Study	p. 125
Index	p. 126
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