Martin Luther King, Jr.
By: Anita Ganeri and Nicola Barber.
Contributors: Barber, Nicola.
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literature; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; Civil rights workers; Clergy; Civil rights movements -- History; African Americans -- Biography
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: A comprehensive biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., which points out how effectively he used nonviolence as a weapon against hatred and injustice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early life; title: Marriage and ministry; title: Black and white; title: The Montgomery bus boycott; title: Sit-ins and freedom rides; title: The battle of Birmingham; title: The march on Washington; title: Disaster and triumph; title: Voting rights; title: Poverty and peace; title: Free at last; title: Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.