Introduces young readers to the origins and celebratory traditions of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and provides a brief overview of the civil rights movement and a five-question quiz on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Ordinary mules for an ordinary funeral ... That was what he wanted." A simple, borrowed cart and two mules transported Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s coffin.
Presents a brief biography of Coretta Scott King, discussing her early life, her marriage to Martin Luther King, Jr., and her accomplishments in the struggle to achieve civil rights for African-Americans.
An introductory biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.
A biography of the Baptist minister who worked unceasingly for his dream of a world without hate, prejudice, or violence, and was assassinated in his attempt to attain it.