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    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Martin Luther King, Jr., was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, the son and grandson of pastors. He graduated from Morehouse College and Crozer Theological Seminary, becoming at age 25 pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He subsequently earned his PhD from Boston University. In 1957 he and other civil rights leaders founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization he led until his death. A proponent of Gandhian principles of nonviolence, he led many protests and demonstrations for civil rights, including the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 29, 1963, where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, he continued to fight for civil rights, the eradication of poverty, and the end of the Vietnam War. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.
    I Have a Dream
    I Have a Dream
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , Kadir Nelson
    9780375987724
    Ebook
    Oct 09, 2012
    Schwartz & Wade
    Grades 6-8
    Why We Can't Wait
    Why We Can't Wait
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    9780451527530
    $10.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jan 01, 2000
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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    I Have a Dream
    I Have a Dream
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson
    9780375987724
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    Oct 09, 2012
    Schwartz & Wade
    Grades 6-8
    Why We Can't Wait
    Why We Can't Wait
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    9780451527530
    $10.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jan 01, 2000
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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