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Bader, Bonnie, 1961-

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf. - New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, c2008. - 105 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. - Who was-- ? . - Who was-- ? .

Inlcudes bibliographical references (p. 104-105).

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? -- Perfect boy -- School days -- Martin gets a job -- Riding the bus -- Peaceful fight -- Freedom riders -- Freedom comes to Birmingham -- I have a dream -- Peace prize -- Fighting poverty -- March on -- Dream lives on.

An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.

ISBN: 9780448447230 (pbk.) 0448447231 (pbk.) 9780756989354 (lib. bdg.) 0756989353 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 2007023064

Subjects--Personal Names:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Baptists--Clergy--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography.

LC Class. No.: E185.97.K5 / B325 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 323.092 B