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African Americans African Americans Biography African Americans Civil rights Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Civil rights workers Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Juvenile literature Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Juvenile literature United StatesNelson, Robin
Summary: An introduction to the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the day celebrated in his honor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.261 NELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Paperback, Call number: JE NEL BASKETSummary: This documentary examines Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. Filmed in Atlanta on the first federal holiday in his honor, an impressive group of distinguished public figures is interviewed, including: former President Jimmy Carter; Rev. Jesse Jackson; Bishop Desmond Tutu; Rev. Ralph Abernathy; Julian Bond; Senator Edward Kennedy; Andrew Young; Bill Cosby, among others. Archival footage...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1986
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King, Martin Luther
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Intellectual Properties Management in association with Warner Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 252 KINSummary: On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in a "whites only" section of a public bus, thus starting a boycott of the city buses. This single act is considered the beginning of the civil rights movement in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BOYGarrow, David J.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 GARMarzollo, Jean
Summary: An introduction to a great civil rights leader.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINGRathburn, Betsy
Summary: ""Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day through simple, predictable text and related photos"--Provided by publisher"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN RATFarris, Christine King.
Summary: Looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as seen through the eyes of his older sister.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio KingCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KING FARBul, Angela.
Summary: A biography of the civil rights leader, covering his childhood, leadership, powerful speeches, assassination, and greatest influences.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 1900
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR BLUE BULMcNamara, Margaret
Summary: As they celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the kids in Mrs. Connor's class share their hopes and dreams and imagine how to make the world a better place to honor the important holiday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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2 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MCNDeRubertis, Barbara
Summary: Looks at the contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. to the civil rights movement in the United States and explains why the nation celebrates his birthday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Kane Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 DERKirkwood, Kathlyn J.
Summary: This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday tobecome a national holiday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIRTaylor-Butler, Christine
Summary: Through his inspiring leadership during the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century, Martin Luther King, Jr., made a remarkable impact on U.S. history. Today, his legacy is honored with a beautiful memorial in the center of Washington, D.C., the nations capital. Readers will learn about Kings life and accomplishments, how the memorial was planned and built, its integration with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 TAYStone, Nic
Summary: Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC STOLee, Sally
Summary: "Discusses the history and importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as well as ways that Americans celebrate it."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 LEEKurtz, Jane.
Summary: In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time -- long overdue -- for all people to be treated as equals. Today his beliefs are more important than ever, and author Jane Kurtz explains Dr. King's words in language even the youngest reader can understand.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From award-winning director/producer Peter Kunhardt, King in the Wilderness follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the volatile last three years of his life, from the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to his assassination in April 1968. Drawing on revelatory stories from his inner circle of friends, the film provides a clear window into the civil rights leader's character, showing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KINDuncan, Alice Faye
Summary: Recounts the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech to strikers the night before his assassination, and details the perseverance of strikers before and after his death.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331.892 DUNHaskins, James
Summary: Presents the life, words, and principles of the noted civil rights worker through extensive quotations from his speeches and writings.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.092 HASKendrick, Stephen
Summary: "A history of the 1960 US presidential election with a focus on the role played by the imprisonment of Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of an Atlanta sit-in"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0973 KENKing, Yolanda Renee
Summary: "The granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King delivers a stirring tribute to her grandparents that speaks to children everywhere about her hopes for a new future"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KINSummary: This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CITHansen, Drew D.
Summary: A riveting account of the origins and legacy of "I Have a Dream" Forty years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. electrified the nation when he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King's prophetic utterances started the long overdue process of changing America's idea of itself. His words would enter the American lexicon, galvanizing the civil rights movement,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR HANWatkins, Angela Farris.
Summary: The family of the inspiring civil rights leader shares memories and reflections on his legacy in a personal portrait that incorporates previously unpublished photographs and new images of the National Mall memorial.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2012