Books with title My Dream of Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King Jr. : The American Dream (A Short Biography for Children)Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.Best Children's Biographies : Write a biography for kids by thinking about what a child would enjoy learning about a person, covering important achievements, creating an outline and getting help from a child reader.

Tells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.

Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up knowing that there needed to be a change in the way that African Americans were treated. In this biography, readers will learn about his inspirational life as he fought for equality and desegregation for African Americans through nonviolence and became one of the most infamous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Readers will discover topics such as discrimination, sit-ins, his winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and the March on Washington through inspirational images and photos, supportive text, stunning facts, glossary, table of contents, and index.

From the Holiday House Reader series, this volume briefly introduces Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights leader. Adler points out not only King's childhood experiences with racism but also the values his parents taught him: self-respect, dignity in the face of injustice, and the power of ideas and words. This brief biography chronicles the main events of King's life and goes on to include his death and his legacy as "a powerful man of peace."

On August 28, 1963, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. made a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In it he described his dream of black and white people coexisting in racial harmony and equality. But his historic address was really about the inequality and injustices that African-Americans suffered. Although he told the listeners about his dream, he was, in fact, showing them a nightmare. What were the political and social circumstances that inspired King to make his speech? What impact did the speech have on the Civil Rights Movement, and on equal opportunities in education and employment? In the early 21st century, what aspects of King's dream have come true?