Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader (Black Americans of Achievement) - Softcover

Jakoubek, Robert E.; Wagner, Heather Lehr

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604133287 ISBN 13: 9781604133288

Publisher: Checkmark Books, 2008

Synopsis

A critically acclaimed biography series of history's most notable African Americans includes straightforward and objective writing combined with important memorabilia and photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Jakoubek holds degrees in history from Indiana University and Columbia University. He is the coauthor of These United States, an American history textbook.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 7-10-- In this addition to the series, Dr. King emerges as an articulate, effective leader whose oratorical skills and commitment to his ideals propelled him into the national spotlight. In a straightforward manner, Jakoubek describes King's family background, schooling, ministry, and civil rights involvement, showing a man whose philosophy of nonviolence was to test the soul of a nation. On the whole, the portrayal of King is balanced; his anxieties, doubts, and flaws are revealed, as well as the problems he had with those who opposed him or his nonviolent approach. There is a reference to his infidelities and the FBI's attempt to discredit him. The book has numerous familiar photographs, a chronology, and a bibliography that contains a few entries that are either too advanced or too scholarly for the intended age group. For an insightful look into King and the civil rights movement, this will be a useful resource. --Jeanette Lambert, LaVega School, Waco, TX
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About this edition

• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1604133287
• ISBN 13: 9781604133288
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140