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AUTHOR |
Bader, Bonnie, 1961-. |
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TITLE |
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2008. |
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DESCRIPTION |
105 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
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SERIES |
Who was -- ?. |
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NOTE |
Inlcudes bibliographical references (p. 104-105). |
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CONTENT NOTE |
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. |
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SUMMARY |
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. |
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SUBJECT |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. |
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SUBJECT |
African Americans -- Biography. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century. |
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Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography. |
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Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies. |
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DISCIPLINE |
World history. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Wolf, Elizabeth. |
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ISBN |
9780448447230. |