Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time.

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 assassin's 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.

Author: Bonnie Bader, Who Hq
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780448447230
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 120459 / Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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

Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.