king, martin luther

An inside look at the life and work of the noted civil rights leader, from the viewpoint of his wife Coretta Scott King.

Examines the life and career of the Baptist minister who supported the use of nonviolent resistance to discrimination and describes his involvement in many important events in the civil rights movement.

Chronicles the events leading up to, and the immediate aftermath of, the murder of one of the best-known figures in the United States civil rights movement.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text profile the events surrounding the civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, in which, based on the rights granted by the seventeenth amendment, African-Americans demanded their right to vote.

Provides an account of the events of 1963 when civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., arrived in Birmingham, Alabama, along with other leaders of the movement to protest the city's policies of racial segregation, and made the controversial decision to enlist the help of high school and elementary students in the fight for equality.

Photos, historic illustrations and newspaper headlines describe the fight for civil rights, from colonial times to the present.

Provides an account of the events of 1965 when civil rights activists, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., gathered in Selma, Alabama, to protest practices designed to keep African-Americans from being able to vote, and discusses how the televised violence against the activists caused widespread outrage that spurred the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

A fact-filled account of the life and times of the Baptist minister who became a noted civil rights leader and Noble Peace Prize laureate.

Looks at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., explaining his work to bring a peaceful end to segregation.

Illustrations and simple text explain the message of racial equality Martin Luther King, Jr. was sending when he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.