Martin Luther King Jr.: "We Shall Overcome"

Schraff, Anne

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Enslow Publishers

Just the Series: African-American Biography Library

Series and Publisher: African-American Biography Library

Annotation: Presents the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., an African American minister who encouraged peaceful demonstrations against inequality in the treatment of African Americans and became a major voice for civil rights reform.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #396

Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover

Special Formats: Inventory Sale

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Edition Date: 2005 Release Date: 08/01/05

Pages: 128 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-7660-1774-5 Perma-Bound: 0-605-05338-3

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-7660-1774-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-05338-0

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2004027542

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
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.
African Americans.
Civil rights workers.
Clergy.
Civil rights movement. History.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2006)

The books in this competent series provide basic information on contemporary African-American leaders and their varied fields of expertise, from social activism to the military to the arts. The uncomplicated prose may have special appeal to report writers who are also reluctant readers. Photos, sidebars, and boxed quotes in a tacky layout appear throughout each book. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.

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Horn Book (Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2006)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-124) and index.

Word Count: 17,595

Reading Level: 7.7

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.7 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 101035 / grade: Middle Grades

Nonviolence is the answer. With powerful words and peaceful actions, Martin Luther King, Jr., led the way. He roused blacks and whites alike to work for a world without racism and segregation. In response, he was beaten, spat on, humiliated, and threatened. He was jailed twenty nine times, and his home was bombed. Yet even the assassination of this great leader could not stop the tidal wave of change. What influences and experiences shaped America's civil rights hero? This action-packed and inspirational story of his life takes readers into the heart of civil rights activism and King's towering legacy.

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