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Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xiv, 459 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
Description
Relates the story of James Earl Ray's pursuit of Martin Luther King, Jr., across the country until finally killing the civil rights leader in Memphis and describes the ensuing international manhunt for Ray against the backdrop of the nationwide riots that followed the assassination.
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Series
Cotton Malone novels volume 13
Description
History notes that the ugly feud between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King, Jr., marked by years of illegal surveillance and the accumulation of secret files, ended on April 4, 1968 when King was assassinated by James Earl Ray. But that may not have been the case. Now, fifty years later, former Justice Department agent, Cotton Malone, must reckon with the truth of what really happened that fateful day in Memphis. It all turns on an incident from...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
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.
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this new 2022 high-definition program, be inspired as you learn all about the man behind the federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? What were his contributions to the civil rights movement? What was the significance of Dr. King's Letters from a Birmingham Jail? What was the purpose of the March on Washington in 1963? What was the message conveyed in Dr. King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech? How and why do...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
56 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Description
Briefly recounts the life of the black minister who devoted his life to civil rights and discusses the national holiday in his name: Martin Luther King Day celebrated on the third Monday of every January.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Relates an incident from the childhood of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., when his best friend's father said they could no longer play together because "colored and white can't mix!"
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Description
Through the author's dream, key events in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. are recalled in this picture book, which also explains the impact of his life on humanity. The acclaimed author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book "Tar Beach" recounts her unique vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. by describing a dream she had about the great civil rights leader. The dream includes scenes of King's childhood and the major events of his life, from the...
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Series
America in the King years volume 2
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Description
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on the American Civil Rights Movement.
In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage.
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