SAN ANTONIO – Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who preached non-violence and protested against racial segregation.
His legacy has been celebrated for nearly 50 years since his death in 1968.
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For great books about MLK Jr. and his life and legacy, the San Antonio Public Library recommends the books below:
I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Schwartz & Wade, 2012.
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Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Doreen Rappaport. Illustrated by Brian Collier
Hyperion Books, 2001.
Juvenile Biography King
Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Six
Guiding Beliefs (as Told by His Niece).
By Angela Farris Watkins. Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2015.
Juvenile 323.092 Watkins 2015
Martin and Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
By Angela Davis Pinkney. Illustrated by J. Brian Pinkney
Little Brown & Company, 2013.
Juvenile 920 Pinkney 2013
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights
and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther
King Jr.’s Final Hours.
By Ann Bausum. National Geographic, 2012.
Juvenile Biography King
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