Read some poetry inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.

A biography of the Baptist minister who spent much of his life pursuing his dream of equal treatment for fellow African Americans and for all people.

Publisher Annotation: In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers went on strike. The strike lasted two months, during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called to help with the protests. While his presence was greatly inspiring to the community,...

"Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential and inspiring leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The minister and social activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in 1968."--Provided by publisher.

A biography of a man who fought for civil rights until his tragic death in 1968.