Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial

Author: Joanne Mattern

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1634402278

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Describes the contributions of the man the monument honors, the contest to choose a design, the monument's creation, the words on it, its dedication, and what visitors see.


The Heavens Might Crack

The Heavens Might Crack

Author: Jason Sokol

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2018-03-20

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1541697391

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A vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King's death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure -- scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present.


Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Author: Julie Murray

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1680796224

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Readers will learn about Martin Luther King Jr., what he fought for, how he died, and why a memorial was built in his honor. The title is complete with historical and modern images, bolded glossary terms, a More Facts page, and a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.


Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Author: Stephanie Fitzgerald

Publisher: Children's Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781544428468

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Young readers will love learning about the man behind this important monument and seeing his story woven into the design of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park. Theyll also explore The Civil Rights Movement, one of the most important periods in American historyall in the pages of this fun and fascinating book.


Monument Wars

Monument Wars

Author: Kirk Savage

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-07-11

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0520271335

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Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.


A Place to Land

A Place to Land

Author: Barry Wittenstein

Publisher: Holiday House

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 0823443744

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As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the movement that it galvanized. Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there's little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. Martin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. "It's terrible to be circling up there without a place to land." Finding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once. Barry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land. An ALA Notable Children's Book A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title Nominated for an NAACP Image Award A Bank Street Best Book of the Year A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People A Booklist Editors' Choice Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and School Library Journal Selected for the CBC Champions of Change Showcase


Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Author: Christine Taylor-Butler

Publisher: Children's Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780531129340

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"Learn all about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, from how it was created to what it is like to visit today"--Provided by publisher.


At Canaan's Edge

At Canaan's Edge

Author: Taylor Branch

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-04-04

Total Pages: 1915

ISBN-13: 1416558713

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At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 is the final volume in Taylor Branch's magnificent history of America in the years of the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, recognized universally as the definitive account and ultimate recognition of Martin Luther King's heroic place in the nation's history. The final volume of Taylor Branch's monumental, much honored, and definitive history of the Civil Rights Movement (America in the King Years), At Canaan's Edge covers the final years of King's struggle to hold his non-violent movement together in the face of factionalism within the Movement, hostility and harassment of the Johnson Administration, the country torn apart by Vietnam, and his own attempt (and failure) to take the Freedom Movement north. At Canaan's Edge traces a seminal era in our defining national story, freedom. The narrative resumes in Selma, crucible of the voting rights struggle for black people across the South. The time is early 1965, when the modern Civil Rights Movement enters its second decade since the Supreme Court's Brown decision declared segregation by race a violation of the Constitution. From Selma, King's non-violent Movement is under threat from competing forces inside and outside. Branch chronicles the dramatic voting rights drives in Mississippi and Alabama, Meredith's murder, the challenge to King from the Johnson Administration and the FBI and other enemies. When King tries to bring his Movement north (to Chicago), he falters. Finally we reach Memphis, the garbage strike, King's assassination. Branch's magnificent trilogy makes clear why the Civil Rights Movement, and indeed King's leadership, are among the nation's enduring achievements.


Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King, Jr

Author: Emma Lynch

Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781403463517

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Who was Martin Luther King Jr.' Why is he famous? How do we know about him? This series introduces you to the lives of famous men and women. Each illustrated life story is told by primary source material, encouraging you to discover how we find out about important people in history. Each book contains: an interesting story and a look at the evidence, written and pictorial primary source material, a glossary, pronunciation guide, and index.


Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King, Jr

Author: Emma E. Haldy

Publisher: My Early Library: My Itty-Bitt

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634705974

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"The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter."--Provided by publisher.