Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?

ABOUT WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.?
A super-smart boy who skipped two grades
A man who believed in peaceful protest
A great leader of the civil rights movement

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his assassination in 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations, this Who Was? celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man.

Published 2007; Paperback 100 Pages; Reading level 8-12 years