Other editions of book I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr. by Flowers, Arthur

This stunning graphic novel biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. describes the apartheid South of his time, which in many ways was not very different from the early days of slavery. Included are descriptions of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the formation of civil rights groups, mass movements against segregation, such as the Albany Movement and the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, and the influence on King of Gandhi, with his nonviolent approach to resistance. Flowers’ text smoothly incorporates excerpts from many of King’s most moving speeches and concludes with a brief look at his legacy. Flowers tells a masterful story in musical prose, while Manu Chitrakar carries the tale into the vivid idiom of Patua art, turning King’s historic journey into a truly universal legacy.

This graphic novel version of the life of martin luther king, jr and the civil rights movement is an exciting dialogue between two very different storytelling traditions arthur flowers - african american writer and griot - tells the story in lyrical prose, while the text is illustrated by manu chitrakar, traditional patua scroll artist from bengal, india the artist allows the tale to resonate in his own context, translating it into the vivid and colourful idiom of patua art in the process, kings struggle transcends its context, and becomes truly universal this revised edition includes new art and an essay explaining how this extraordinary cross - cultural project evolved

"Both evocative and factually rich...Older teens, in addition to adults, will find this to be a standout both as a distinctive graphic narrative that combines two world storytelling traditions and as an examination of King’s life and its enduring legacy across the globe." -Booklist Starred Review"What excites me most here is how this approach can be used to reconnect the graphic novel to its many amazing antecedent narrative forms from around the world and reconfirms comics as a vast, unending human activity."—Paul Gravett, author of Graphic Novels: Stories To Change Your Life"This YA crossover shows King’s life expressed through Chitrakar’s rich Patua art and Flowers’s poetic text."—Library JournalI See the Promised Land traverses the milestones of Martin Luther King Jr.'s short life, ministry, and journey. This graphic narrative brings together two diverse yet dramatic traditions of storytelling. Renowned African American writer and griot Arthur Flowers tells a tale—replete with destiny and the human condition to Manu Chitrakar's extraordinarily vivid and eloquent art of the Patua folk style of West Bengal, India.