Presents the life of the civil rights worker who was murdered shortly after the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and discusses the rights of Afro-Americans living in the South prior to and following her death.
A brief, illustrated, 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 Ella J. Baker, one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, discussing her work and her accomplishments in trying to secure the rights of African-Americans.
the story behind Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech
Graves, Kerry A
2004
Explains the meaning and historical context of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, also providing biographical information about Dr. King and discussing the Civil Rights Movement.