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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Paperback - 2008

by Bonnie Bader; Who Hq; Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator)

With clearly written text that explains a tumultuous time in American history, along with 80 black-and-white illustrations, this biography of Dr. King celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man. Illustrations.


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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death?from an assassin?s bullet?in 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations, this Who Was?? celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man.

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The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death--from an assassin's bullet--in 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations, this Who Was? celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man.

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  • Title Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
  • Author Bonnie Bader; Who Hq; Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 5th Paperback Ed
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Workshop
  • Date 2008-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780448447230 / 0448447231
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.4 in (19.30 x 13.46 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 750
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, African Americans - Civil rights - History -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007023064
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Bonnie Bader lives in Brooklyn, New York. Elizabeth Wolf lives in Boise, Idaho.

Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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