Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? - Hardcover

Bader, Bonnie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0448478056 ISBN 13: 9780448478050

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 2007

Synopsis

HardCover. Pub Date :2007-12-27 Pages: 112 Language: English Publisher: Grosset amp; Dunlap Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote. desegregation. and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened. King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death from an assassins bullet in 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations. this Who Was celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man.

About this title

Product Description:

Profiles the civil rights leader, discussing his career as a pastor, his fight for African American rights, and his legacy.

About the Author:

Bonnie Bader lives in Brooklyn, New York. Elizabeth Wolf lives in Boise, Idaho.

Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0448478056
• ISBN 13: 9780448478050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 105
• Illustrator: Wolf Elizabeth