Bibliograph

Martin Luther King, Coleen Degnan-Veness

Type

Label

Martin Luther King, Coleen Degnan-Veness

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Martin Luther King

Oclc number

230992411

Responsibility statement

Coleen Degnan-Veness

Series statement

Penguin readers. Level 3

Summary

"Martin Luther King had a dream. He wanted blacks and whites to live together happily. But in America in the 1950s and 1960s, all men were not equal. King led peaceful protests against the government and won changes for the blacks of America. But has King's dream really come true today?"--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- "I have a dream" -- From enemy to friend -- From slavery to freedom -- The King family -- King and the Montgomery bus boycott -- Peaceful fighters against violence -- Montgomery's famous preacher -- We won't let blacks in! -- The country's most segregated city -- The youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner -- King wants voting rights now! -- Defenders of violence -- Riots, war, and trouble -- King is murdered -- African-Americans today -- Martin Luther King Day -- Activities

Target audience

juvenile

Classification