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Martin Luther King Jr.
January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968
Dr. Martin Luther King was a southern minister and social activist. Many would say that he was one of the predominant faces of the civil right movement. His views consist of nonviolent tactics to achieve advancement for colored people. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law declaring Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday. It took over 15 years for this act to happen. Take today and read one of these many selections to learn more about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Children (Ages 0-9)
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day by Kathlyn Kirkwood, Boston Versify, 2022
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Kid’s Book about Advancing Civil Rights with Nonviolence by Mary Nhin, Grow Grit Press, 2022
My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Martin Luther King III and AG Ford, Amistad Books for Young Readers, 2018
I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr by Brad Meltzer, Rocky Pond Books, 2019
I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Anne Schwartz Books, 2012
Tweens (10-14)
Martin Luther King Jr. by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Frances Lincoln Children’s Book, 2021
Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.? by Bonnie Bader, Penguin Workshop, 2007
Good Night Martin Luther King Jr. by Adam Gamble, Good Night Books, 2020
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye, Calkins Creek, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr.: Voice of Equality! By James Buckley Jr., Portable Press, 2019
Young Adult (14-17)
Dear Martin by Nic Stone, Ember, 2018
March by John Lewis, Top Shelf Productions, 2016
Martin Luther King Jr.:A Symbol and Hope for Many People by History Hour, Independently Published, 2018
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story by Martin Luther King Jr. and Clayborne Carson, Beacon Press, 2010
Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Jr., and Jessie Jackson, Signet, 2000
Adult (18- older)
Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial that Launched the Civil Rights Movement by Dan Abrams & Fred D. Gray, Hanover Square Press, 2022
Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr,’s life and Win the Election by Stephen Kendrick, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs, Flatiron Books, 2021
Details for Stakes is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel Smith, Bold Type Books, 2020
The Arc of Truth: The Thinking of Martin Luther King Jr., by Lewis V. Baldwin, Fortress Press, 2022
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