Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
by amy
Below are some recommended titles by AADL staff in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16:
For Kids
The Forbidden School house: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students, by Suzanne Jurmain
The School is Not White!: A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement, and Martin's Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport
Singing for Dr. King, by Angela Shelf Medearis
A Sweet Smell of Roses, by Angela Johnson
For Adults
The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. (5 volumes)
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 and...
Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65, by Taylor Branch.
Also on order is Branch's At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68.
Also available: a list of MLK Day books for teens
and a list of DVDs.
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